One hundred lei  The one hundred lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 100 Euro banknote. The main color of the banknote is blue. It pictures, on the obverse the playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist Ion Luca Caragiale, and on the reverse the old building of the Bucharest National Theatre, and the statue of Ion Luca Caragiale. The one hundred lei banknote is the only banknote that pictures both on the obverse and reverse a personality. In the past, the denomination was also in the coin form, as follows:  First leu (1867-1947)  Second leu (1947-1952)  Third leu - ROL (1952-2005)  Fourth leu - RON (since 2005)  National Bank of Romania website