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5 Bani

Copper-nickel 5 bani circulation coin issued in Romania from 1953 to 1958, including a 1958 piece regarded as a trial strike.

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Issuer: Romania
Period: Third leu (1952-2005)
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 1953-1958
Value: 5 Bani
Currency: Old Romanian leu
Material: Mosiądz niklowy
Size: 20 mm
Shape: round
Variants: 6

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Issuer: Romania
Period: Third leu (1952-2005)
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 1953-1958
Value: 5 Bani
Currency: Old Romanian leu

Catalog description

This copper-nickel 5 bani was issued from 1953 to 1958 as part of Romania’s everyday third-leu coinage. The successive dates show continuity in socialist-era small-change production. The 1958 piece is regarded as a trial strike, setting it apart from ordinary circulation issues. Its purchasing power was small and varied by year and locality.

Value guide

Variants, ownership, and value estimates in one place, with sale history where auction results are available.

Year / date	Variant details
1953	Material: Mosiądz niklowy Variety: standard circulation variant 1 Mintage: 54,600,000 Catalog reference: Printed: 54 600 000
1954	Material: Mosiądz niklowy Variety: standard circulation variant 2 Mintage: 57,500,000 Catalog reference: Printed: 57 500 000
1955	Material: Mosiądz niklowy Variety: standard circulation variant 3 Mintage: 38,100,000 Catalog reference: Printed: 38 100 000

Year / date	Variant details
1953	Material: Mosiądz niklowy Variety: standard circulation variant 1 Mintage: 54,600,000 Catalog reference: Printed: 54 600 000
1954	Material: Mosiądz niklowy Variety: standard circulation variant 2 Mintage: 57,500,000 Catalog reference: Printed: 57 500 000
1955	Material: Mosiądz niklowy Variety: standard circulation variant 3 Mintage: 38,100,000 Catalog reference: Printed: 38 100 000

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