20 Lei

Features

Issuer	Romania
Period	Republic (1989-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1991-2003
Value	20 Lei (20 ROL)
Currency	Third leu (1952-2005)
Composition	Brass plated steel
Weight	5.0 g
Diameter	24.1 mm
Thickness	1.6 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 July 2003
Number	N# 2656
References	KM# 109 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 126 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

ROMANIA, Ştefan Cel Mare meaning Stephen The Great, two seven pearl sectors, bust of Stephen the Great and the Holy.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ROMANIA
CD.
ŞTEFAN CEL MARE

Engraver: Constantin Dumitrescu

Reverse

A wreath formed by six stylized oak leaves, a sector of 15 pearls above.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
LEI
1991

Edge

Plain

Mint

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

Comments

This coin is magnetic.

Date varieties exist.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1991	43 200 000	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.29	$ 0.34	$ 0.46	$ 2.30	$ 4.30	Straight "9" in date	59%
1992	48 000 000	$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 0.50	$ 0.50		Rounded "9" in date	43%
1993	33 800 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.39	$ 0.39	$ 0.46	$ 1.60	$ 3.10	Rounded "9" in date	35%
1994	5 000 000				$ 0.58	$ 1.20	$ 1.30		Rounded "9" in date	9%
1995	8 000 000			$ 0.21	$ 0.41	$ 0.64	$ 0.64		Rounded "9" in date	13%
1996	500 000					$ 3.80			Rounded "9" in date	3%
2000	4 500							$ 13	Proof; medal alignment	0.6%
2002	1 500								Proof	0.3%
2003	2 000							$ 19	Proof; medal alignment	1.0%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Sold price
	Katz Auction 69 Lot 1023	29 Oct 2022	1991 – Straight "9" in date	USD 40.64 (EUR 35.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz PREMIUM AUCTION 175 Lot 378	22 Nov 2025	1993 – Rounded "9" in date	USD 69.66 (EUR 60.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 63 Lot 1875	26 Jul 2022	1993 – Rounded "9" in date	USD 59.21 (EUR 51.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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