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3 Lei
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Composition | Nickel clad steel |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the socialist state emblem of the Romanian People's Republic, comprising a rising sun over a forested mountain landscape, framed by stalks of wheat tied with a ribbon bearing the monogram 'RPR', and surmounted by a five-pointed star. The circular legend 'REPUBLICA POPULARA ROMANA' arcs around the upper periphery, while the date '1963' appears in large numerals along the lower field, flanked by decorative dots. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA POPULARA ROMANA RPR · · 1963 · · (Translation: Romanian People`s Republic) |
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Romania's 1963 coinage program was part of a broader currency reorganization following the 1952 leu reform, itself one of the most punishing monetary revaluations in Eastern Bloc history — savings were converted at rates as severe as 400:1 for amounts above certain thresholds, effectively wiping out private wealth accumulated before collectivization. By 1963, the nickel-clad steel composition reflected both Soviet-influenced industrial standardization and a deliberate move away from any intrinsic metal value in everyday coinage.