Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 22 March 2021, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation for numismatic purposes a silver coin to mark 100 years since the accomplishment of monetary unification.
The coins have the following characteristics:
| Technical characteristics |
Coin |
| Metal/Face value |
Silver/lei 10 |
| Fineness |
999‰ |
| Shape |
round |
| Diameter |
37 mm |
| Weight |
31.103 g |
| Quality |
proof |
| Edged |
milled |
| Obverse |
 |
| Reverse |
 |
Obverse: the Old Palace of the National Bank of Romania, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the coat of arms of Romania, the face value “10 LEI” and the year of issue “2021”.
Reverse: a detail of the reverse of the leu 1 banknote circulating in Romania during the monetary unification and the circular inscription “100 DE ANI DE LA INCHEIEREA UNIFICARII MONETARE”.
The silver coins, housed in transparent plastic capsules, will be 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 maximum mintage of this numismatic issue is 1,000 silver coins.
The selling price for the silver coin, including the presentation leaflet, is lei 450.00, VAT excluded.
The silver coins dedicated to 100 years since the accomplishment of monetary unification are legal tender on the territory of Romania.
The silver coins dedicated to 100 years since the accomplishment of monetary unification will be put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, through the regional branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanța, Craiova, Iaşi and Timişoara.
Information on how to purchase the coins can be found on the National Bank of Romania’s website, in the Numismatics section.