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NBR - Great Union Centenary


The National Bank of Romania during World War One (1914 – 1918)

The history of the National Bank of Romania includes a series of actions that contributed to the resistance of the Romanian state during World War One.

The Union of Bessarabia with Romania (27 Mar./ 9 Apr. 1918)

The first territory to be united with Romania in 1918 was Bessarabia, and one of the first national institutions that was called upon to act in Bessarabia was the National Bank of Romania.

The National Bank of Romania under German occupation (1916-1918)

Romania entering World War One on the side of the Allied Powers in August 1916 marked the beginning of a very trying period for the National Bank of Romania.

One century of the unfinished history of the NBR’s Treasure in Moscow

Having entered the war alongside the Allied Powers in August 1916, the National Bank of Romania took the first steps to relocate its Treasure to a safe place.

Ion (Ioan) Lapedatu – a prominent figure of the generation that achieved Romania’s Great Union

The economist Ion Lapedatu, governor of the National Bank of Romania, was part of the generation that helped forge Greater Romania’s destiny.

NBR heroes during World War One

When commemorating 100 years since the end of World War One by signing the Armistice of Compiègne on the morning of 11 November 1918, it is our duty to honour the memory of those who, through their sacrifice, made the Great Union possible.

Ioan G. Bibicescu – Governor of the Great Union

Ioan G. Bibicescu saw the light of day 170 years ago, on 8/20 November 1848 and held the office of governor of the National Bank of Romania during World War One and at the time of the Great Union.

The National Bank of Romania and the national cause

Although the year 1918 did not seem to bode well for the Romanians, there was however a first bright spot on 27 March, when Bessarabia proclaimed union with the Kingdom of Romania.