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Replica - 5 Lei - Carol I
| Location | Romania |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Composition | Silver plated brass |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Carol I facing right in high relief, with beard and flowing hair. The engraver's name LEOP WIENER appears in the lower exergue, with the circular legend around the periphery inside a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROL I DOMNUL ROMANIEI LEOP WIENER |
| Reverse description | The crowned coat of arms of Romania at centre, supported by two lions rampant and draped with an ermine-lined mantle surmounted by a royal crown, with a scroll bearing the motto below. The denomination 5 L flanks the shield on either side, the mint mark B appears at lower left, and the date 1879 is struck in the lower field, all within a beaded border. |
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