Added by | Nenad Marcovici , with updated images by Alain Martineau |
General Description : | Carol I King of Romania 1839-1914, born Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was reigning prince and then King of Romania from 1866 to 1914. He was elected prince of Romania on 20 April 1866 following the overthrow of Alexandru Ioan Cuza by a palace coup. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War, he was proclaimed King of Romania on 26 March 1881. He was the first ruler of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty, which ruled the country until the proclamation of a republic in 1947. |
Diameter | 35.00 mm |
Weight | 10.37 g |
Material | Silver |
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