Fifty bani

Fifty bani
Romania
Value0.50 Romanian leu
Mass6.1 g
Diameter23.75 mm
Thickness1.9 mm
EdgePlain, inscribed ROMANIA * ROMANIA *
CompositionCopper 80%, Zinc 15%, Nickel 5%
Years of minting1873, 1876, 1881, 1884-1885, 1894, 1900-1901, 1910-1912, 1914, 1921, 1955-56, 2005-present
Obverse
Design'ROMANIA', value, Coat of arms
Design date2012
Reverse
DesignNeagoe Basarab, Curtea de Argeș Cathedral
Design date2012

The fifty-bani coin is a coin of the Romanian leu. The fifty-bani is also the only coin of Romania to not be steel-based, but be made completely of an alloy, and was also the first coin in the country to have a written inscription on its edge, with the introduction of 4 new coins in 2019.

In addition to Romania, the coin has been minted in the United Kingdom (1867), Belgium (1894, 1910–1912 and 1914), Germany (1900–1901, 1910–1911 and 1914), Switzerland (1921), Hungary (1947), and Russia (1952).


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