Romania 1944 500 lei

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type is one of the last silver coins made in Romania, struck as the Red Army closed in on Nazi units.

Recorded Mintage: 9,731,000.

Specification: 12 g, .700 fine silver, 32 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: KM 65.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Links:

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• 1944 gold 20 lei
• 1945 500 lei
• 1946 500 lei
• 1946 100,000 lei
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