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20 Bani - Carol I Pattern Strike
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 1905 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 20 BANI 1905 |
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Pattern strikes for Romanian coinage in the early 1900s were produced primarily at the Brussels mint, which had handled Romanian coin production since the establishment of the modern monetary system in 1867. The 1905 20 Bani patterns coincide with a period of deliberate monetary review under Carol I, who took an active personal interest in coinage design and often required multiple trial strikes before approving production issues.
White metal patterns of this type were workhouse pieces — circulated among officials and ministry staff for approval, not preservation. Survivors are correspondingly scarce.