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This type was struck for the kingdom of [[Romania]] in 1906. It commemorates the fortieth anniversary of Carol I's coronation as prince of Moldavia in 1866. The weight and fineness matches that of a [[France 1895-A franc|French franc]] and [[Italy 1906-R lira|Italian lira]]. 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 leu resumed in 1924, it was a copper-nickel coin. | This type was struck for the kingdom of [[Romania]] in 1906. It commemorates the fortieth anniversary of Carol I's coronation as prince of Moldavia in 1866. The weight and fineness matches that of a [[France 1895-A franc|French franc]] and [[Italy 1906-R lira|Italian lira]]. 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 leu resumed in 1924, it was a copper-nickel coin. | ||
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* [[Romania 1906 10 bani]] | * [[Romania 1906 10 bani]] | ||
* [[Romania 1906 20 bani|1906 20 bani]] | * [[Romania 1906 20 bani|1906 20 bani]] | ||
| + | * [[Austria 1906 corona]] | ||
| + | * [[Switzerland 1906-B franc]] | ||
| + | * [[Tunisia 1906-A franc]] | ||
* [[France 1906 franc]] | * [[France 1906 franc]] | ||
* [[Italy 1906-R lira]] | * [[Italy 1906-R lira]] | ||
| + | * [[San Marino 1906-R lira]] | ||
* [[Romania 1906 5 lei]] | * [[Romania 1906 5 lei]] | ||
* [[Romania 1906 12-1/2 lei|1906 12½ lei]] | * [[Romania 1906 12-1/2 lei|1906 12½ lei]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:00, 16 July 2025
This type was struck for the kingdom of Romania in 1906. It commemorates the fortieth anniversary of Carol I's coronation as prince of Moldavia in 1866. The weight and fineness matches that of a French franc and Italian lira. 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 leu resumed in 1924, it was a copper-nickel coin.
Recorded mintage: 2,500,000.
Specification: 5 g, 0.835 fine silver, .134 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 34.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Link to:
- Romania 1901-B 5 lei
- Romania 1906-J 5 bani
- Romania 1906 10 bani
- 1906 20 bani
- Austria 1906 corona
- Switzerland 1906-B franc
- Tunisia 1906-A franc
- France 1906 franc
- Italy 1906-R lira
- San Marino 1906-R lira
- Romania 1906 5 lei
- 1906 12½ lei
- 1906 20 lei
- 1906 25 lei
- 1906 50 lei
- 1906 100 lei
- 1910 leu
- Coins and currency dated 1906