27 mm diameter, 2.74 g, aluminum, grained edge central globule and three lines	inscription "CAROL·I·REGE· ·AL·ROMANIEI" meaning "KING OF ROMANIA" and CAROL I head facing left. Under the neck lies TASSET, the engraver's name. At right, in the field, inscription ESSAI meaning essay in French.

The pattern pictures above are present on Romanian coins through the kind permission of Pegasus Auctions.