25 Leu (sold for $531.0)

25 Leu Romania Gold Carol I of Romania (1839 - 1914)

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CoinWorldTV 1906, Romania (Kingdom), Carol I. Beautiful Gold 25 Lei Coin. Low mintage! A scarce braod type with amintage of only 24,000 pcs. Mint Year: 1906 Mintage: 24,000 pcs! Reference: Friedberg 7, KM-38. R! Denomination: 1 Leu - 40th Regnal Anniversary Commemorative Condition: A mounting mark at 12 o'clock (removed from jewellery) and tiny scratches in fields, otherwise nice XF+ Material: Gold (.900) - 0.2334 oz. AGW! Diameter: 30mm Weight: 8.02gm Obverse: Uniformed bust of King Carol I of Romania left. Legend: CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI . 1866-1906 Reverse: Crowned heraldic eagle, holding a cross in its beak and a sword and a scepter., infront of inscribed banner. Legend: PRIN STATORNICIE LA ISBINDA Carol I of Romania, original name Prince Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern (20 April 1839 - 10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1914), German prince, was elected Domnitor (Prince) of Romania on 20 April 1866 following the overthrow of Alexander John Cuza by a palace coup; following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War he was proclaimed King of Romania with the consent of both the Turkish Sultan and the major European powers on 26 March 1881. He was the first ruler of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty which would rule the country until the proclamation of a republic in 1947. During his reign, he personally led Romanian troops during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78 and assumed command of the Russo/Romanian army during the siege of Pleven. The country achieved full independence from the Ottoman Empire (Treaty of Berlin, 1878) and acquired the southern part of the Dobruja from Bulgaria in 1913. Domestic political life, still dominated by the country's wealthy landowning families organised around the rival Liberal and Conservative parties, was punctuated by two widespread peasant uprisings, in Walachia (the southern half of the country) in April 1888 and in Moldavia (the northern half) in March 1907. He married Elisabeth of Wied in Neuwied on 15 November 1869. They only had one daughter, Maria, who died aged three. Carol's childlessness left his elder brother Leopold next in line to the throne. In October 1880 Leopold renounced his right of succession in favour of his son William, who in turn surrendered his claim eight years later in favour of his younger brother, the future king Ferdinand. Only 1$ shipping for each additional coin purchased!

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