1881 B Carol I Romanian Silver 5 Lei

Obverse
1881 B Carol I Romanian Silver 5 Lei (Obverse)

Reverse
1881 B Carol I Romanian Silver 5 Lei (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Romania 
Period:  Carol I 
Face value:  5 Lei 
Dates:  From 1881 to 1885 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of Carol I facing left 
Legend:  CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI 
 
Reverse:  Coat of arms divides value 
Legend:  5 L 1991 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Friedrich Wilhelm Kullrich 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 17.1 

Currency
Unit:  Romanian Leu 
System:  Standard coinage 
 
Fractions:  100 Bani = 1 Leu
 
Mint Marks: 
(a) - Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
(b) - Brussels, Belgium
B - Monetăria Statului, Bucharest, Romania (1870-1900)
B - Hamburgische Münze, Hamburg, Germany
C - Bucharest Mint, Bucharest, Romania
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
HF - Huguenin Freres & Co., Le Locle, Switzerland
J - Hamburg, Germany
KN - King's Norton, Birmingham, England
(p) - Poissy, France (thunderbolt)
V - Vienna, Austria
W - James Watt & Co., Huguenin-Le Locle, Switzerland

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Issue
Year: 
1881 B 
Mint:  Bucharest 
Mintage:  1,230,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  25.0000g (0.80 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  22.50g (0.72 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $29.34 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  37.00mm 
Thickness:  2.50mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1881 B 1,230,000 $50 $110 $145 $305 $670
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