Romania 1930-KN 5 lei

Goldberg sale 106, lot 2391

This specimen was lot 2391 in Goldberg sale 106 (Los Angeles, September 2018), where it sold for $102. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Romania. 5 Lei, 1930-KN. Mihai I. PCGS graded Specimen 64." King Mihai ruled 1927-30, 1940-47. This issue was accompanied by a similar nickel brass ten and twenty lei (KM 50). Romania fell into the Nazi orbit during World War Two and the monarchy was abolished shortly thereafter.

Recorded mintage: 15,000,000 (Heaton) + 15,000,000 (KN) + 30,000,000 (Paris), fairly scarce.

Specification: 3.5 g, nickel brass, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 48.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 106: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

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