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1 Leu - Carol I Pattern Strike
| Issuer | Romanian State Mint |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Value | 1 Leu |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Prince Carol I facing right, with short wavy hair, moustache, and beard, rendered in high relief against a smooth field. The engraver's signature WYON appears in small incuse letters below the truncation of the neck. The circumferential legend reads CAROL I. DOMNU AL ROMÂNILOR. in raised Latin characters, separated by a raised dot at the beginning. The border is composed of a continuous row of fine beads. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the denomination 1 LEU in two lines of bold raised numerals and letters, enclosed within an open wreath composed of an olive branch on the left and an oak branch on the right, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. Four small six-pointed stars are symmetrically placed in the field flanking the wreath. The date 1869 appears in the exergue below the wreath. The legend ROMANIA arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin capitals, and the border is formed by a continuous row of fine beads. |
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| Reverse lettering | ROMANIA 1 LEU 1869 |
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