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20 bani Pattern
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 1905 |
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| Composition | Zinc |
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| Reverse description | Central pellet within a large raised annulet dominates the field, mirroring the obverse device. The denomination 20 BANI arcs across the upper portion of the field in bold Latin lettering, flanked by two small rosette ornaments at the lower sides, with the date 1905 inscribed in a curve along the lower periphery. The entire design is enclosed within a milled border. |
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| Mintage | 1905 - Piefort |
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Romania's regular 20 bani coinage of this period was struck in copper-nickel, making this zinc piece an official pattern — almost certainly produced at the Bucharest or a contracted European mint to test the metal as a cheaper wartime or budgetary alternative. Zinc was being evaluated across several European states in the early 1900s as nickel prices fluctuated. Patterns in zinc from this era rarely entered any formal distribution channel and typically survive in very small numbers, often traceable to a handful of known collections.