5 Lei

Features

Issuer	Romania
Period	Socialist Republic (1965-1989) Republic (1989-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1978 (1978-1990)
Value	5 Lei (5 ROL)
Currency	Third leu (1952-2005)
Composition	Aluminium (99.5% Aluminium)
Weight	2.8 g
Diameter	29 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	31 December 1996
Number	N# 2079
References	KM# 97 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 119 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

The national arms of Romania with the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA SOCIALISTA ROMANIA
1978

Translation:
The Socialist Republic of Romania
1978

Reverse

The value within industrial scene design

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
LEI

Edge

Smooth with ornaments

Mint

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

Comments

There are 3 variants of the coin:
- tripod with 3 long legs
- left leg is shorter
- right leg is shorter

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Of the total mintage, 38,000,000 were minted in 1990.

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Date				G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1978 (1978-1990)				$ 0.13	$ 0.17	$ 0.23	$ 0.52	$ 0.98	$ 1.60	$ 4.70

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 96 Lot 1208	23 Sep 2023	UNC	USD 41.58 (EUR 36.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 77 Lot 2812	11 Feb 2023		USD 45.05 (EUR 39.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 1022	29 Oct 2022		USD 30.03 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 1021	29 Oct 2022		USD 63.53 (EUR 55.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 67 Lot 1628	24 Sep 2022		USD 53.13 (EUR 46.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 63 Lot 1874	26 Jul 2022		USD 77.39 (EUR 67.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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