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Description:<\/strong>
\u201eLitoral is one of the iconic Romanian tobacco products, created during the socialist era as a "summer prestige" cigarette for both the local and tourist markets. The name itself Coastal<\/em> means "coast" (a reference to the Black Sea region), and the design subtly conveys a nautical motif - we see a stylized yacht, seaside hotels, and soft tones of azure.<\/p>\n

Above \u2013 clear inscription COASTAL<\/em> in blue letters on a white, cream background, with a bright red horizontal line symbolizing the horizon or sunset. In the lower part - 20 Superior Cigarettes<\/em>, which means "20 premium cigarettes", and the inscription Filter<\/em> emphasizes that it was a higher-end type with a filter (which was still a novelty in Romania at the time).<\/p>\n

This pack is considered a design classic among Eastern European tobacco products of the 1960s-1980s \u2013 minimalist, yet with a strong cultural identity.<\/p>\n

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Value assessment:<\/strong>
\u2013 Collectible value:<\/strong> High - Litoral packs are among the most sought after among Eastern European tobacco collectors, especially when in perfect condition. This particular model with the blue top is considered an early edition, appearing before the design was simplified in the 1980s.
\u2013 Condition assessment:<\/strong> Excellent - unopened, with original film, colors not faded, minimal factory surface spots.
\u2013 Historical significance:<\/strong> a symbolic package reflecting the aesthetics of socialist Romania's "tourism era", when seaside motifs were used as a sign of modernity and openness.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> Litoral \u2013 Filter
Size:<\/strong> 20 cigarettes
Country of manufacture:<\/strong> Romania
Manufacturer:<\/strong> Fabrica de \u021aigarete Bucure\u0219ti<\/em> (or Constan\u021ba, depending on the period)
Production period:<\/strong> Around 1975\u20131985.
Package type:<\/strong> Hard pack<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":22726,"template":"","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[217],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22779","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-romania","7":"desktop-align-left","8":"tablet-align-left","9":"mobile-align-left","11":"first","12":"outofstock","13":"sale","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple","17":"add-to-wishlist-before_image"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/22779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/22779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22780,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/22779\/revisions\/22780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=22779"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=22779"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=22779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}