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| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Currency | First leu (1867-1947) |
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| Obverse description | Value at the centre with date above and signatures below. Golden eagle in flight bearing a banner with the date at the top. View of the Danube at Drobeta Turnu Severin below, with bridge of Apolodorus. In left field: allegory of the formation of the Romanian people, represented by a Roman legionnaire and a Dacian woman holding hands, overlooked by emperor Trajan, with Roman military trophy and armor behind. In right field: large white medallion with value in ornate cartouche above, supported by golden eagle in flight. The coat of arms of Romania below, with military trophies behind. |
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| Reverse description | Pedestal with legal inscription, value on an oval medallion and bowl with flowers above. White round medallion in left field with watermark. Two peasant women walking inwards, bearing hoes on their shoulders. Broad ornamental border around, with small coats of arms in the bottom corners and `ROMANIA` in ornamental rectangular cartouche at the top. |
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| Protection description | Laureate head of emperor Trajan facing inwards. |
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