100000 Leu Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947) Silver Michael of Romania

1946, Romania (Kingdom), Mihai I. Large Silver 100,000 Lei Coin. XF!

Mint Year: 1946 Condition: XF-AU! Reference: KM-71. Denomination: 100,000 Lei Material: Silver (.700) Weight: 25.03gm Diameter: 37mm

Obverse: Head of Michael I right. Designer´s signature (H. IONESCU) below. Legend: MIHAI I REGELE ROMANILOR . 1946 .

Reverse: Veiled standing woman left, reaching open right hand towards a bird with olive branch in beak, leaning on crowned arms. Legend: ROMANIA 100000 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.