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5 Lei

Lightweight aluminium 5 lei circulation coin issued in Romania during 1948–1951.

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Issuer: Romania
Period: Second leu (1947-1952)
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 1948-1951
Value: 5 Lei
Currency: Old Romanian leu
Material: Aluminium
Size: 23 mm
Shape: round
Variants: 4

Key details

Issuer: Romania
Period: Second leu (1947-1952)
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 1948-1951
Value: 5 Lei
Currency: Old Romanian leu

Catalog description

This lightweight aluminium 5 lei belongs to the first issues of Romania’s second leu. Its inexpensive metal and practical design suited the difficult post-war economy and the demand for low-cost coinage. It records the transition from monarchic monetary imagery to a system shaped by the new political order. Its purchasing power fluctuated with post-war inflation and varied by year and locality.

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5 Lei

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