Romania 1910 50 bani

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, part of lot 21368

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was part of lot 21368 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), which sold for $1,997.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ROMANIA. 50 Bani & Leu, 1910. Brussels Mint. NGC PROOF-65. Stamb-67-1.1; KM-41 & 42. Reeded edge, coin die axis, without ESSAI markings. Nicely matched GEM PROOF examples of these production type issues. Extremely deep toning loaded with color, and with generous amounts of mirrored surface serving to remind of the coin's proof status. From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection." This type was struck for the kingdom of Romania in 1910-14. The weight and fineness matches that of a French half franc and Italian fifty centesimi. This denomination was struck to this standard until 1914, when the stress of wartime inflation forced the government to suspend production. When mintage of the fifty bani resumed in 1921, it was an aluminum coin.

Recorded mintage: 3,600,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.835 fine silver, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-41.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

• 1910 leu
• 1911 50 bani
• France 1912 50 centimes
• Coins and currency dated 1910
• return to coins of Romania