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 17 April 2024.
As of 17 April 2024, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a gold coin, a silver coin and a coppered tombac coin to mark 200 years since the birth of Avram Iancu.
The coins have the following specifications:
| Metal |
Gold |
Silver |
Coppered tombac |
| Face value |
lei 500 |
lei 10 |
leu 1 |
| Fineness |
999‰ |
999‰ |
- |
| Shape |
round |
round |
round |
| Diameter |
35 mm |
37 mm |
37 mm |
| Weight |
31.103 g |
31.103 g |
23.5 g |
| Edge |
flat |
milled |
milled |
| Quality |
proof |
proof |
proof |
| Obverse |
 |
 |
 |
| Reverse |
 |
 |
 |
Obverse of the gold coin: a period image of Avram Iancu’s parental home, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “500 LEI”, the coat of arms of Romania, and the year of issue “2024”.
Obverse of the silver coin: a period image of Avram Iancu’s parental home, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “10 LEI”, the coat of arms of Romania, and the year of issue “2024”.
Obverse of the coppered tombac coin: a period image of Avram Iancu’s parental home, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “1 LEU”, the coat of arms of Romania, and the year of issue “2024”.
Reverse (common to the gold, silver and the coppered tombac coins): Avram Iancu’s portrait, name and signature, and “1824-1872”, his birth and death years.
The gold, silver and coppered tombac coins are individually housed in transparent plastic capsules and are accompanied by leaflets featuring a presentation of the numismatic issue and certificates of authenticity in Romanian, English and French. The certificates of authenticity bear the signatures of the Governor and the Chief Cashier of the National Bank of Romania.
The maximum mintage of the gold coin is 1,000 coins, whereas those of the silver and coppered tombac coins are 5,000 coins each.
The selling prices are as follows:
- lei 15,600.00, VAT excluded, for the gold coin, including the leaflet and the certificate of authenticity;
- lei 490.00, VAT excluded, for the silver coin, including the leaflet and the certificate of authenticity;
- lei 190.00, VAT excluded, for the coppered tombac coin, including the leaflet and the certificate of authenticity.
The gold, silver and coppered tombac coins marking 200 years since the birth of Avram Iancu are legal tender on the territory of Romania.
These coins will be put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, through the regional branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanța, Craiova, Iași and Timișoara.
Information on how to purchase the coins can be found on the National Bank of Romania’s website, in the Numismatics section.