25 Bani

Romania's small-denomination coinage of the mid-1960s was produced under Nicolae Ceaușescu's early rule, following his consolidation of power in 1965. The nickel-clad steel composition adopted for this series reflected the broader Eastern Bloc preference for cheaper base-metal coinage as communist governments redirected resources toward industrial targets under five-year plans.

KM#94 ran for over two decades with minimal design revision — longevity that itself signals the monetary stagnation of the period.