Comunicat de presă


Gold coin dedicated to the anniversary of 20 years since the launch of the strategic partnership between Romania and the United States of America

03.07.2017

Pursuant to the provisions of Law No 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 4 July 2017, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a gold coin dedicated to the anniversary of 20 years since the launch of the strategic partnership between Romania and the United States of America.

The coin has the following characteristics:

  • Face value: lei 100
  • Metal: gold
  • Fineness: 900
  • Shape: round
  • Diameter: 21 mm
  • Weight: 6.452 g
  • Quality: proof
  • Edge: milled

Obverse: the Cernavodă bridge, symbolic representation of communication and partnership, the inscription “ROMANIA”, the coat of arms of Romania, the face value “100 LEI” and the year of issue “2017”.

Reverse: partial depiction of the Statue of Liberty in New York and the inscription “PARTENERIATUL STRATEGIC ROMANIA-STATELE UNITE ALE AMERICII-1997”.

The gold coins are individually housed in transparent plastic capsules and are accompanied by certificates of authenticity for the issue in Romanian, English and French. The certificates bear the signatures of the Governor and the Chief Cashier of the National Bank of Romania.

The mintage of this issue is 250 gold coins.

The selling price is lei 1,685.00, VAT excluded, per gold coin, including the certificate of authenticity.

The gold coins dedicated to the anniversary of 20 years since the launch of the strategic partnership between Romania and the United States of America are legal tender on the territory of Romania.

The gold coins will be put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, through the branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi and Timişoara.