Euro banknotes in August 2018, there were about 21.737 billion banknotes in circulation around the Eurozone, with a total value of about €1.193 trillion. On 8 November 2012, the European Central Bank announced that the first series of notes would be replaced by the Europa series, starting with the 5 euro note on 2 May 2013. Estimates suggest that the average life of a euro banknote is about three years before it is replaced due to wear, but individual lifespans vary depending on denomination, from less than a year for €5 banknote to over 30 years for €500 banknote. High denomination banknotes
Five lei Five lei The five lei banknote is one of the circulating denomination of the Romanian leu. It is the same size as the 10 Euro banknote. The main color of the banknote is purple. It pictures, on the obverse composer and violinist George Enescu, and on the reverse the Romanian Athenaeum, headquarters of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, a piano, and a line from his opera, Œdipe . 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