Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 – the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, starting 7 October 2009, the central bank will launch, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the centennial anniversary of the Port of Constanţa.
The silver coin has the following characteristics:
- face value: leu 10;
- shape: round;
- diameter: 37 mm;
- metal: silver;
- purity: 999‰;
- weight: 31.103 grams;
- quality: proof;
- edge: milled.
Obverse: on the left side, in the foreground, the image of “Mircea” Brig – the training ship of the Romanian Marine; on the right, the face value of the coin – 10 LEI and above, the image of “Carol I” Lighthouse; in the background, a view of the port of Constanţa from the sea displaying the Orthodox Cathedral on the left and the Casino on the right; in the upper half, the inscription “ROMANIA”, Romania’s coat-of-arms and the year of issue – 2009.
Reverse: in the lower half, in the foreground, a modern commercial vessel and in the background, the silos in the port of Constanţa, designed by engineer Anghel Saligny; in the upper half, the inscription “100 DE ANI DE LA INAUGURAREA PORTULUI CONSTANTA 1909”.
The coins, embedded in transparent plastic cases, will be accompanied by a leaflet in Romanian, English and French. The leaflet comes with an authentication certificate bearing the signatures of both the Governor and the Head Cashier of the National Bank of Romania. The coins will be presented in appropriate cases having the NBR logo – BNR – in silver ink on the lid.
The numismatic issue comprises 500 coins.
The selling price is of leu 170, excluding VAT.
The price of the transparent plastic cases is not included in the selling price.
The collector silver coins in the issue dedicated to the centennial anniversary of the Port of Constanţa are put into circulation through the branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, and Timişoara.