Numismatic issues dedicated to the anniversary of 145 years since the establishment of the State Mint
18.05.2015
Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 19 May 2015, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the anniversary of 145 years since the establishment of the State Mint.
The coin has the following technical characteristics:
- Face value: lei 10
- Metal: silver
- Fineness: 999‰
- Shape: round
- Diameter: 37 mm
- Weight: 31.103 g
- Quality: proof
- Edge: milled
Obverse: a composition illustrating the beginnings and the present of the State Mint: a few coins minted after its establishment, including the leu 1 and the lei 20 coins from 1870, a milled edge engraved with the inscription “ROMANIA” and the main building of the nowadays headquarters of the mint; the face value “10 LEI”, the coat of arms of Romania and the year of issue “2015”.
Reverse: the image of a 19th century coin press, depicted on a medal engraved with the inscription “MONETARIA STATULUI” on the edge, the portrait and signature of King Carol I and the inscriptions “145 ANI” and “1870” – the year of establishing the mint.
The silver coins are individually housed in transparent plastic capsules. They are accompanied by leaflets featuring a presentation of the numismatic issue in Romanian, English and French.
Each leaflet comes with a certificate of authenticity bearing the signatures of the Governor and the Chief Cashier of the National Bank of Romania.
The mintage of this numismatic issue is 250 coins.
The selling price is lei 330.00, VAT excluded, per silver coin, including the leaflet.
The silver coins dedicated to the anniversary of 145 years since the establishment of the State Mint are legal tender on the territory of Romania.
The silver coins will be put into circulation through the branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi and Timişoara.