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500 Lei - Mihai I

Silver 500 lei coin of Mihai I from 1944, issued during the late wartime first-leu period.

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Issuer: Romania
Period: First leu (1867-1947)
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 1944
Value: 500 Lei - Mihai I
Currency: Old Romanian leu
Material: Srebro (.700)
Size: 32 mm
Shape: round
Variants: 1

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Issuer: Romania
Period: First leu (1867-1947)
Type: Standard circulation
Years: 1944
Value: 500 Lei - Mihai I
Currency: Old Romanian leu

Catalog description

This silver 500 lei of Mihai I was issued in 1944, during the closing wartime phase of the first leu. Its lower silver fineness reflects practical adaptation to difficult economic conditions. The high denomination records inflation and the expanding numerical scale of money. Its purchasing power depended on wartime prices and locality.

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500 Lei - Mihai I

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