Ten bani

In addition to Romania, it has been minted in the United Kingdom (1867), Belgium (1900, 1905-1906), Germany (1906) and Russia (1952).

The first ten-bani coin was struck in 1867 by two different mints in Birmingham, England: Heaton and Watt & Co.

The reverse featured the denomination at the top, a rose on each side of the middle and the year at the bottom.

The coins were designed by Anton Scharff, chief engraver at the Austrian Mint in Vienna.

The obverse featured Romania's communist coat of arms with the inscription around of REPUBLICA POPULARA ROMANA (Romanian People's Republic).

[4] In 1953 a star was added to the top of the coat of arms to make them similar to those of other communist nations and minting switched to Bucharest, Romania's capital, which produced 1.6 million.

Following the return of democracy to Romania in 1990, hyperinflation took place which made bani coins obsolete.

Early issues of the coin, from its first year 2005, have a diameter 0.1mm narrower than the official measurements.