ROMANIA
KM 114 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
5 lei | 21.1 | 3.3 | Plain | Nickel-pl-Steel | Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Inscription
along the rim: title of state. In the the center: face value between two oak twigs. A new coinage (third leu) was introduced between 1990 and 1992, consisting 5 lei in nickel plated steel. |
State coat of arms, the year of minting. The Coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 Sept. 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania (1922 and 1947). |