Socialist Republic (1965–1989). 3-lei copper-nickel trial coin, double obverse and ornamented edge, 1966, Bucharest.

Obverse: REPUBLICA SOCIALISTA ROMANIA. Coat of arms of the People's Republic of Romania with a banner bearing the inscription REPUBLICA SOCIALISTA ROMANIA.
Reverse: REPUBLICA SOCIALISTA ROMANIA. Coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Romania with a banner inscribed with “REPUBLICA SOCIALISTA ROMANIA.”
Sch./St. 253 v.; Copper-nickel – 27 mm – 12 h
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NGC MS 62 (6821828-008).
Listed as aluminum, our specimen appears to be a metal alloy containing cadmium, palladium, and rhodium (at least on the surface). The edge is adorned with a fine, recessed line forming waves. Superb in mint condition.