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Salina Slănic (Slănic Salt Mine) tokens |
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21.4 mm diameter, 2.9 g, brass
outer pearl circle, value 5 LEI | 27 mm diameter, 5.19 g, silvered brass
outer pearl circle, value 100 LEI |
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| outer circle from pearls and short segments, inscription R.M.S. SALINA SLĂNIC meaning R.M.S. SLĂNIC SALT MINE, adornment - a pearl and two rhombi | outer circle from pearls and short segments, inscription R.M.S. SALINA SLĂNIC meaning R.M.S. SLĂNIC SALT MINE, adornment - a pearl and two rhombi |
R.M.S. stands for Regia Monopolurilor Statului, institution founded in 1864. Regie is a French neologism (Régie) that is commonly translated as "autonomous administration", therefore R. M. S. can be read as Autonomous Administration of State Monopolies. In 1929 R.M.S. became Autonomous House of State Monopolies. This salt mine lies in the Slănic city in the Prahova county.
Reference
1. Schäffer E., România. Jetoane, semne valorice și mărci, Guttenbrun [old German name of Zăbrani village in Arad county], 2012.