23 mm diameter, 1.5 g, aluminum, flat edge denomination "5 LEI" and year 1948 inside an oak wreath. Along the rim, somehow right, is placed H. IONESCU, the engraver's name.	inscription "REPUBLICA POPULARA ROMANA" meaning "ROMANIAN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC" and Romanian coat of arms, below the coat of arms a five-ray star

The pictures above are present on Romanian coins through the kind permission of an anonymous donor.