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20 Lei - Carol I Reign of Carol I, brass pattern
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 1906 |
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| Value | 20 Lei |
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| Obverse description | Bearded effigy of King Carol I facing left, rendered in high relief with fine detail in hair and beard. The legend CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI arcs around the upper periphery, while the commemorative regnal dates 1866-1906 appear in the lower field flanked by small stars. The engraver's initials A.M. are incuse below the truncation. The entire design is contained within a beaded inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI * 1866-1906 * A.M |
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This is a pattern strike from Romania's 1906 Jubilee year, commemorating forty years of Carol I's reign — a period that had taken the country from an Ottoman vassal principality to a fully independent kingdom. Pattern coinage from this issue was produced in multiple metals and alloys as the Romanian monetary authorities evaluated designs, and the brass strikes occupy a middle tier between the base-metal trial pieces and the precious-metal presentation examples. Stamb#1.3 distinguishes this specific alloy variant within what is a small but carefully documented family of pattern types.