5 Leu Romania Silver Carol I of Romania (1839 - 1914)

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1881, Kingdom of Romania, Carol I. Beautiful Large Silver 5 Lei Coin

Mint Year: 1881 Denomination: 5 Lei Mint Place: Bucharest (B) Mint Official: Wilhelm Kullrich (KULLRICH)  Reference: KM-12 (mint official´s name near truncation!) Material: Silver (.900) Weight: 24.77gm Diameter: 37mm

Obverse: Bearded head of King Carol I left. Mint official´s name (KULLRICH) near truncation at 6 o’clock. Legend: CAROL I DOMNUL ROMANIEI

Reverse: Crowned coat of arms splitting Value (5-L), two lions supporting crowned shield of the Kingdom of Romania inside. Order hanging on banner (NIHIL SINE DEO) below. Legend: ROMANIA / B / 1881 / (corn-ear)

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.


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CoinWorldTV 1880, Kingdom of Romania, Carol I. Beautiful Large Silver 5 Lei Coin. XF+ Mint Year: 1880 Reference: KM-12. Denomination: 5 Lei Condition: Some rusty deposits, scratches, otherwise XF+ Material: Silver (.900) Weight: 24.91gm Diameter: 37mm Obverse: Bearded he ...

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CoinWorldTV 1881, Kingdom of Romania, Carol I. Large Silver 5 Lei Coin. Cleaned VF- Mint Year: 1880 Reference: KM-12. Denomination: 5 Lei Condition: Edge-hits, cleaning, otherwise VF! Material: Silver (.900) Weight: 24.55gm Diameter: 37mm Obverse: Bearded head of King C ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2020-11-15
1880,Rumänien. Carol I. 1866-1914. 5 Lei 1880 B. Name des Medailleurs Kullrich am Rand. K.M. 12. Schöne Patina. Sehr schön - vorzüglich.

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Posted by: anonymous  2020-11-14
1880,Rumänien. Carol I. 1866-1914. 5 Lei 1880. Schäffer/Stambuliu 18 a, KM 12. In US Plastic-Holder PCGS MS62. Schöne Patina. Vorzüglich - Stempelglanz.

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CoinWorldTV 1880, Kingdom of Romania, Carol I. Beautiful Large Silver 5 Lei Coin. XF! Mint Year: 1880 Denomination: 5 Lei Mint Place: Bucharest (B) Condition: Light deposits, otherwise XF! Mint Official: Wilhelm Kullrich (KULLRICH) Reference: KM-12 (variety with mint official´s name near ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2019-07-31
CoinWorldTV 1881, Kingdom of Romania, Carol I. Large Silver 5 Lei Coin. XF! Mint Year: 1881 Reference: KM-12. Denomination: 5 Lei Mint Place: Bucharest (B) Mint Official: Wilhelm Kullrich (KULLRICH) Condition: Numerous thin scratches from circulation in obverse, minor deposits, otherwi ...

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ROMANIA 1938-39-40 1 Leu UNC

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ROMANIA 1888 2 Leu Silver

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Rumänien, Carol I. Leu 1873. K.M. 10, Schäffer/Stambuliu 009. Sehr schön +
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