5 Leu Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947)

Romania (Kingdom), Michael I. Nickel-Brass 5 Lei Coin.

Mint Year: 1930

Reference: KM-48.

Denomination: 5 Lei

Mint Place: King´s Norton mint (KN, Birmnigham, UK).
Material: Nickel-Brass

Diameter: 21mm

Weight: 3.51gm 

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.