Banks offered RON2.25 billion and the maximum accepted yield was 6.83% a year, central bank data showed.

At the most recent similar auction September 5, the ministry sold RON1 billion in one-year paper at a 6.73% average yield.

The ministry plans to sell debt worth RON4.7 billion in September, up from roughly RON2.6 billion sold a month earlier.

So far this year, Romania sold around RON40.5 billion (EUR9.46 billion) in leu-denominated state notes. Additionally, two foreign currency bond auctions have brought the ministry EUR1.4 billion, while an international debt sale early June raised EUR1.5 billion. (EUR1=RON4.2805)