Catalog
10 Lei
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and date are displayed in the center of the field, flanked by a decorative wreath composed of a laurel branch on the left and an oak branch on the right, tied at the base. The wreath framing is characteristic of Romanian coinage of the period, symbolizing civic and military virtue. The overall design is clean and restrained, consistent with a pattern strike intended for official evaluation. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Romania had no domestic mint in 1870 and contracted production to foreign facilities while the young kingdom was still consolidating its monetary independence following the establishment of the leu system in 1867. Nickel coinage of this period was struck in limited quantities as the country tested public acceptance of the base-metal denominations alongside the silver issues that carried greater public trust.
Stamb#015 is not widely cross-referenced in major Western catalogs, which makes condition attribution dependent almost entirely on Romanian specialist literature.