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Romanian money was devalued 10,000 times and now is very confusing.Romanian money is the strangest currency you will ever come across. The main cause of this confusion is that a few years ago it was devalued by 10,000 times. Some people still talk in old money - such as in millions and thousands while others such as tourists and newbies to the country talk in tens and hundreds. To make it more confusing some say 500 to mean 500 Ron (about 100 uk pounds) while others take about it to mean 500,000 lei that was worth 10 UK pounds. My father in law recently went to buy my uncle a fence. "It will cost you 120" said my father in law. "That's great!" said Uncle... Nae goes off and buys the Uncle the fence... Nae goes off to get money from Uncle... Nae asks for 120 Ron (25 uk pound)... Uncle understood 120,000 lei (about 3 UK pounds) and was rather upset and surprised at the difference... So if Romanians make these mistakes together, what is the chance for the rest of us? Tell us about your experiences of Romanian money.Do you have a great fact or story about Romanian money? Share it with our other readers! Still can't find what you are looking for? Use our Google search to help! Thank you for reading our Romanian money page. Please click here to read more about the Romanian currency.
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