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20 Bani - Carol I Pattern Strike
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#Pn32 |
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| Reverse description | Within an outer beaded border, a central cord circle encloses the city name PARIS in the field. The legend ALLIAGE SEBILLOT is inscribed around the periphery, referencing the proprietary alloy formula developed by the Sebillot firm that was submitted for consideration in this monetary trial. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Romania's 1876 pattern coinage was produced during a politically charged moment — the country was still nominally a vassal of the Ottoman Empire, and Carol I was aggressively pursuing full independence, which would come only after Romanian forces fought alongside Russia in the 1877–78 war against the Ottomans. Pattern strikes from this period reflect experimental monetary planning for a fully sovereign state that did not yet legally exist.
The nickel brass composition was never adopted for circulation coinage of this denomination.