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2 Bani - Carol I
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 1867 |
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| Value | 2 Bani (0.02) |
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| Obverse description | The Romanian royal coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield surmounted by a royal crown beneath a draped mantle. Two supporters flank the shield: a female figure to the left and a rampant lion to the right, both standing upon an ornate scrollwork base. The legend ROMANIA arcs along the upper periphery in large Latin letters, with the motto NIHIL SINE DEO appearing below. The entire design is rendered in high relief within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Romania's first decimal coinage, issued in 1867, was a direct consequence of the new Romanian United Principalities establishing monetary independence under Prince Carol I, who had taken the throne just the year before. The coins were struck at Heaton's Birmingham mint and the Bordeaux mint, with the two facilities distinguished by their respective mint marks — H and (wt) — making source attribution straightforward on surviving examples.
The timing mattered: Romania would not join the Latin Monetary Union, but the 1867 coinage was deliberately structured around its decimal framework.