<Tr> <Th> Inflation </Th> <Td> 7.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> The World Factbook, 2010 est . </Td> </Tr> <P> The leu (ISO 4217 code MDL) is the currency of Moldova . Like the Romanian leu, the Moldovan leu (pl . lei) is subdivided into 100 bani (singular: ban). The name of the currency originates in Romania and means "lion". </P> <P> Between 1918 and 1940 and again between 1941 and 1944, when Moldova was part of Romania, the Romanian leu was used in what was then the eastern part of the broader Romanian region of Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian). The Moldovan leu was established on 29 November 1993, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the creation of the independent republic of Moldova . It replaced the temporary cupon currency at a rate of 1 leu = 1000 cupon . </P>

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