10 Bani - Carol I Pattern

Pattern coinage for Romanian small denominations in this period was driven by the state's ongoing effort to rationalize its subsidiary currency following the monetary disruptions of the late 19th century. The 1905 trials preceded a formal recoinage decision, with multiple compositions tested before the government settled on specifications for regular issue production.

Stamb#050-1.12 places this piece within a well-documented but thinly traded series of Romanian essais — few were struck, fewer still were distributed outside official channels.