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2 Lei - Carol I
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 1881 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#15 |
| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Prince Carol I within a beaded border. The engraver's name KULLRICH appears beneath the neck truncation. The circular legend CAROL I DOMNUL ROMANIEI runs along the periphery in Latin script, identifying the ruler as Prince of Romania. The portrait is rendered in a refined neoclassical style characteristic of mid-19th-century European coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The crowned and draped coat of arms of Romania occupies the central field, flanked by decorative supports. The Latin motto NIHIL SINE DEO (Nothing Without God) appears on a ribbon below the shield. The denomination 2 LEI is inscribed across the lower field, with the date 1881, the issuing authority ROMANIA, and the Vienna mint mark V arranged around the design. A beaded border frames the entire reverse. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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