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5 Lei - Mihai I

Wartime zinc 5 lei circulation coin of Mihai I, dated 1942.

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Issuer: Romania
Period: First leu (1867-1947)
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 1942
Value: 5 Lei - Mihai I
Currency: Old Romanian leu
Material: Cynk
Size: 23 mm
Shape: round
Variants: 1

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Issuer: Romania
Period: First leu (1867-1947)
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 1942
Value: 5 Lei - Mihai I
Currency: Old Romanian leu

Catalog description

This zinc 5 lei of Mihai I is a wartime issue dated 1942. Zinc reduced costs and conserved strategic metals that were needed elsewhere. The coin records the direct effect of war on everyday currency, although its surface can be vulnerable to corrosion. Its purchasing power depended on wartime inflation and local prices.

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5 Lei - Mihai I

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