1946, Kingdom of Romania, Mihai I. Silver 25,000 Lei Coin.
Mint Year: 1946
Reference: KM-70.
Denomination: 25,000 Lei
Material: Silver (.700)
Weight: 12.23gm
Diameter: 32mm
Obverse: Head of Michael I right. Designer´s signature (H. IONESCU) below. Legend: MIHAI I REGELE ROMANILOR . 1946 .
Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms of the Kingdom of Romania beneath value (25,000) and denomination (LEI). Olive-branch below. Legend: ROMANIA 25000 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.