100 Lei - Carol II 1936-1938

Weight

8.2 g

Diameter

27 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Nickel

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded with a single wavy line through the centre.

Technique

Milled

Front design

The bust of Carol II facing left

Back design

Crowned shield with the arms of Romania of the provinces and Hohenzollern housecoat; laurel branch on the left and oak on the right

Year of Minting

1936-1938

King

Carol II ( 1930-1940 )

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Coin alignment ↑↓

Inscriptions

Obverse: CAROL II REGELE ROMANILOR I. Jalea Reverse: 100 LEI 1938

Context

- The coin with the year 1936 engraved was released on both years 1936 and 1937, but they kept the 1936 year on the reverse. - On 11 August 1941, the law nr 725/1941 was released, for demonetization of the coins of 50 and 100 lei nickel; they were replaced by paper banknotes of 100 lei; the nickel was used for weapons manufacturing during WW2. -The coin, altogether with the 50 Lei coin was demonetized by shearing by Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke AG in Altona, NRW, Germany. The extracted nickel was used for military production and partly for coating the 100 Lei coins issued in 1943 and 1944. The demonetized version is still a collection item for many numismatists. Typing errors on the forehead and at the Base of the neck above the signature A different kind of demonetization

Rarity

Common

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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