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2 Bani - Carol I Pattern
| Issuer | State Mint (Monetăria Statului) |
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| Year | 1881 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Bare or lightly draped bust of Carol I facing right, rendered in a refined neoclassical style befitting a proof specimen. The royal effigy occupies the central field, modelled with careful attention to facial detail characteristic of Kullrich's engraving work. The encircling legend reads CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI, identifying the subject as Carol I, King of the Romanians. The engraver's name KULLRICH appears in the lower field, likely near the truncation of the bust. The overall design exhibits the high-relief, mirror-field finish typical of a proof pattern issue. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a plain typographic design centered on the denomination and date within an uncluttered field, as customary for small-value bronze pattern coinage. The country name ROMANIA appears at the top of the coin along the upper arc. The date 1881 is positioned centrally, flanked or accompanied by the Bucharest mint mark B. The denomination 2 BANI is inscribed in the lower portion of the field. The overall layout is clean and austere, consistent with the utilitarian character of a low-denomination proof pattern struck for official presentation purposes. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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