500 Lei

Features

Issuer	Romania
Period	Republic (1989-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1998-2006
Value	500 Lei (500 ROL)
Currency	Third leu (1952-2005)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	3.7 g
Diameter	25 mm
Thickness	3.2 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 2690
References	KM# 145 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 161 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Herb Rumunii 1992 - orzeł (aquila) z tarczą na górze. Jest podzielony na pięć części, które reprezentują pięć prowincji > Wołoszczyzna - złoty orzeł, Mołdawia - bydło (tury), Oltenia i Banat - lew i most, Dobrogea - delfiny, Transylwania - czarny orzeł + siedem zamków + słońce + księżyc. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
1999
V. G

Reverse

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
ROMANIA
500
LEI

Edge

(en) Smooth with inscriptions and ♦ inbetween

Script: łaciński

Lettering: ROMANIA ROMANIA ROMANIA

Mint

State Mint (Monetăria Statului), Bucharest, Romania (1870-date)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1998									(en) coin alignment; pattern strike	1.0%
1999		$ 0.23	$ 0.23	$ 0.23	$ 0.35	$ 0.46	$ 0.59	$ 1.50	(en) coin alignment	75%
2000		$ 0.23	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.37	$ 0.74	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	(en) coin alignment	48%
2000	4 500							$ 10	(en) medal alignment; Proof	2%
2001									(en) coin alignment	0.4%
2002	1 500								(en) medal alignment; Proof	0.4%
2003	2 000							$ 38	(en) medal alignment; Proof	0.7%
2004	2 000							$ 35	(en) medal alignment; Proof	0.4%
2005								$ 32	(en) In Sets only	0.19%
2005	1 000								(en) medal alignment; Proof	0.3%
2006									(en) In Sets only	0.19%
2006									(en) medal alignment; Proof	0.15%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 106 Lot 2514	27 Dec 2023	2003 – (en) medal alignment; Proof	UNC	USD 38.30 (EUR 33.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Summer Evening Auction 162 Lot 1141	7 Jul 2025	2004 – (en) medal alignment; Proof	UNC	USD 34.82 (EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 1028	29 Oct 2022	2004 – (en) medal alignment; Proof	UNC	USD 30.18 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 1029	29 Oct 2022	2005 – (en) In Sets only	UNC	USD 32.50 (EUR 28.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 63 Lot 1909	26 Jul 2022	2005 – (en) In Sets only	UNC	USD 48.75 (EUR 42.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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