1 Leu

Features

Issuer	Romania
Period	Socialist Republic (1965-1989)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1966 (1966-1990)
Value	1 Leu (1 ROL)
Currency	Third leu (1952-2005)
Composition	Nickel clad steel (95% Steel, 5% Nickel)
Weight	5.06 g
Diameter	24.6 mm
Thickness	1.55 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	31 December 1996
Number	N# 838
References	KM# 95 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 117 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

The arms of the Socialist Republic of Romania above the date

Script: Latin

Lettering:
· REPUBLICA SOCIALISTA ROMANIA ·
REPUBLICA SOCIALISTA
ROMANIA
· 1966 ·

Translation:
Socialist Republic of Romania
Socialist Republic

Engraver: Haralambie Ionescu

Reverse

"1" over a farm scene with a tractor and the sun is at the back behind two mountains

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1
LEU

Engraver: Haralambie Ionescu

Edge

Plain

Mint

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

Comments

Of the total mintage, 9,500,000 were minted in 1990.

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Date			Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1966 (1966-1990)			75 437 000	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.23	$ 0.35	$ 0.67	$ 0.87	$ 1.90

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2023 November 3 - 4 World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3110 Lot 31501	3 Nov 2023	UNC (PCGS MS63)	USD 780.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 184 Lot 817	27 Feb 2026		USD 46.43 (EUR 40.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 171 Lot 1000	10 Oct 2025		USD 19.73 (EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 72 Lot 914	21 Dec 2022		USD 26.70 (EUR 23.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 1019	29 Oct 2022		USD 34.82 (EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 67 Lot 1616	24 Sep 2022		USD 48.75 (EUR 42.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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