{"product_id":"1880-romania-silver-5-lei-xf-extremely-42854","title":"1880 Romania Silver 5 Lei - XF (Extremely Fine) Details \/ Condition, Engraver Name Near Rim Variety - Romanian Five Lei 1880, Rarer Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis listing is for the photographed Romanian Five Lei. XF (Extremely Fine) Details \/ Condition. Scarce coin type and date. This variety is the \"Engraver name near edge\" (where others from 1880 have the engraver name near the truncation of Carlos the first).\u003cbr\u003e\nMintage: 1,800,000 (including both 1880 varieties).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name of the currency means \"lion\", and is derived from the Dutch thaler (leeuwendaalder \"lion thaler\/dollar\"). It is subdivided into 100 bani, a word that means both \"money\" and \"coin\" in the Romanian language.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1860, the Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza attempted to create a national românul (\"the Romanian\"); however, the project was not approved by the Ottoman Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\nOn 22 April 1867, a bimetallic currency was adopted, with the leu equal to 5 grams of 83.5% silver or 0.29032 grams of gold. The first leu coin was minted in Romania in 1870.\u003cbr\u003e\nBefore 1878 the silver Russian ruble was valued so highly as to drive the native coins out of circulation. Consequently, in 1889, Romania unilaterally joined the Latin Monetary Union and adopted a gold standard. Silver coins were legal tender only up to 50 lei.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrency\tFirst leu (1867-1947)\u003cbr\u003e\nComposition\tSilver (.900)\u003cbr\u003e\nWeight\t25 g\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter\t37 mm\u003cbr\u003e\nThickness\t2.5 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1880 Romania Silver 5 Lei - XF (Extremely Fine) Details \/ Condition, Engraver Name Near Rim Variety - Romanian Five Lei 1880, Rarer Coin\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Treasure Hunter Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48582440583465,"sku":"ROU-5LEI-1880-V.NNE","price":98.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/1540\/3049\/files\/il_fullxfull.6053967857_end4.jpg?v=1716320601","url":"https:\/\/treasurehunterco.com\/el\/products\/1880-romania-silver-5-lei-xf-extremely-42854","provider":"Treasure Hunter Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}