Should a numismatic issue fall short of the coins intended for online reservation, please be informed that items may be purchased directly from the counters of the NBR’s regional branches, without reservation, starting May 4.
Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 4 May 2021, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin to mark 150 years since the birth of Theodor Pallady.
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 |
| Edged |
milled |
| Quality |
proof |
| Obverse |
 |
| Reverse |
 |
Obverse: a detail of the “Theodor Pallady” Museum in Bucharest, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the coat of arms of Romania, the face value “10 LEI” and the year of issue “2021”.
Reverse: the portrait and the name of the painter Theodor Pallady and his birth and death years “1871-1956”.
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 5,000 silver coins.
The selling price for the silver coin, including the presentation leaflet, is lei 440.00, VAT excluded.
The silver coins dedicated to 150 years since the birth of Theodor Pallady are legal tender on the territory of Romania.
The silver coins dedicated to 150 years since the birth of Theodor Pallady 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.