In 1953 a star was added to the top of the coat of arms to make them similar to those of other communist nations .
Minting switched to Bucharest , Romania 's capital , which produced 1.6 million .
In 1953 a star was added to the top of the coat of arms to make them similar to those of other communist nations and minting switched to Bucharest , Romania 's capital , which produced 1.6 million .