500 Leu Romania Brass

1945, Kingdom of Romania, Mihai I. Beautiful Brass 500 Lei Coin

Mint Year: 1945

Reference: KM-67.


Denomination: 500 Lei

Diameter: 30mm

Material: Brass

Weight: 10gm

Obverse: Head of Michael I left. Designer´s signature (H. IONESCU) below.

Legend: MIHAI I REGELE ROMANILOR

Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms of the Kingdom of Romania. Date (19-45) split at sides, value (500 LEI) below.

Legend: ROMANIA  500 LEI

Michael (born October 25, 1921) reigned as King of the Romanians (Romanian: Maiestatea Sa Mihai I Regele Românilor, literally “His Majesty Michael I King of the Romanians”) from July 20, 1927 to June 8, 1930, and again from September 6, 1940, until forced to abdicate by the communists backed up by orders of Stalin to the Soviet armies of occupation on December 30, 1947. He is also a Prince of Hohenzollern.

A great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria by both of his parents and a third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, he is one of the last surviving heads of state from World War II, the others being Simeon II of Bulgaria and former King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.