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1 Leu - Ferdinand I Pattern Strike
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Value | 1 Leu |
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| Reverse description | Large bold numeral 1 occupies the left field, accompanied by the denomination legend LEU to its right in raised capital letters. A Royal Crown of Romania is positioned above the denomination text, centred in the upper field, serving as the principal regal symbol. A single wheat ear extends diagonally along the right side of the field, adding an agricultural motif complementary to the obverse design. The entire design is enclosed within a fine beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 LEU |
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The 1922 Romanian leu coinage was part of a broader monetary reorganization following the country's dramatic territorial expansion after World War I — Romania had nearly doubled in size through the acquisition of Transylvania, Bessarabia, and Bukovina. Pattern strikes in bronze for the 1 leu denomination were produced as the government evaluated both composition and design options before settling on final specifications. Ferdinand I had been proclaimed king of a greatly enlarged Romania in 1922, and the coinage program of that year was explicitly tied to affirming the new political geography.
KM#Pn186 is among several documented patterns from this period, most struck at the Poissy mint in France, which handled much of Romania's coin production when domestic capacity was insufficient.