1 Ban - Carol I 1888

Weight

1.000 g

Diameter

15.00 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Bronze

Shape

Round

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Milled

Front design

NA

Back design

NA

Year of Minting

1888

King

Carol I (1881-1914)

Mint location

B State Mint (Monetăria Statului), Bucharest, Romania (1870-date)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Coin alignment ↑↓

Inscriptions

Obverse: CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI KULLRICH Reverse: 18 88 NIHIL SINE DEO 1 BAN

Context

The first issues of these pieces is, according to Romanian banknote and Coin monograph (g. Mace, Luchian o., Obinna, Editura Sport-Turism, Bucureşti, 1977) of 500 copies. The pieces would have been distributed to some PROMS organized by the Royal House, for shaking hands for some charity actions. Such a currency could be getting 1 penny for the sum of 20 lei. It seems that there is also a Variant: 1 ban 1888 gilded. Of course that 1 may be considered as ban 1888 coin-coin special, and not only because he was beaten from the Mint State. The situation of this piece it's similar to that of the coins of homage, are sold by NBR at prices much higher than the face value (50-100 times larger), and does not enter into monetary circulation (although, theoretically, could be used for payments).

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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