5 Lei - Mihai I

Features

Issuer	Romania
King	Michael I (1927-1930, 1940-1947)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1930
Value	5 Lei
Currency	First leu (1867-1947)
Composition	Nickel brass
Weight	3.5 g
Diameter	21 mm
Thickness	1.35 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 7473
References	KM# 48 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 55 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Obverse

Head left, legend around

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MIHAI I REGELE ROMANIEI
1930

Translation: Mihai I King of Romania

Engraver: A.J.Patey

Reverse

Crowned shield divides value flanked by stars
NOTE: different mintmarks in mintages.
H = Heaton Mint
KN = Kings Norton Mint
no mintmark = London Mint

Script: Latin

Lettering: 5 LEI

Edge

Milled

Mints

	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
	Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
H	Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)
KN	Kings Norton Metal Company, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962)

Comments

The mint letters are very small, below the coat-of-arms

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1930	30 000 000	$ 1.10	$ 1.70	$ 2.20	$ 4.00	$ 6.90	$ 10	115 reeds	73%
1930 H	15 000 000		$ 1.80	$ 2.30	$ 4.60	$ 12	$ 100	114 reeds	27%
1930 KN	15 000 000	$ 2.00	$ 2.00	$ 2.40	$ 5.70	$ 10	$ 40	120 reeds	28%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232436 Lot 61427	29 Aug 2024	1930 H – 114 reeds	UNC (PCGS MS64)	USD 139.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232223 Lot 62648	2 Jun 2022	1930 H – 114 reeds	UNC (NGC MS64)	USD 94.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232436 Lot 61425	29 Aug 2024	1930 KN – 120 reeds	UNC (PCGS MS66)	USD 384.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 2180	8 Feb 2025	Undetermined	UNC	USD 34.04 (EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232436 Lot 61426	29 Aug 2024	Undetermined	UNC (PCGS MS65)	USD 228.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 106 Lot 2505	27 Dec 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 15.89 (EUR 14.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 96 Lot 1178	23 Sep 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 22.70 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 67 Lot 1606	24 Sep 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 32.91 (EUR 29.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 67 Lot 1607	24 Sep 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 35.18 (EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 61 Lot 3294	7 Jun 2022	Undetermined	AU	USD 5.67 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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