Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 – The Statute of the National Bank of Romania, on 17 January 2011, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the establishment of “General Aviator Doctor Victor Anastasiu” National Institute for Aeronautics and Space Medicine.
The silver coin has the following characteristics:
- Face value: lei 10
- Metal: silver
- Fineness: 925‰
- Shape: round
- Diameter: 37 mm
- Weight: 31.104 g
- Quality: proof
- Edge: milled
Obverse: an image depicting Lieutenant Aviator Dr. Victor Anastasiu, founder of the Aeronautical Medical Centre, measuring the arterial blood pressure of a candidate to the pilot school; above, from the upper part to the lower part, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the coat of arms of Romania and the face value “10 LEI”.
Reverse: the coat of arms of the National Institute for Aeronautics and Space Medicine surrounded by the three-row semicircular inscription “INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE MEDICINA AERONAUTICA SI SPATIALA GL. DR. AV. VICTOR ANASTASIU”, a depiction of the mythological hero Icarus and the inscription “1920-2010” in an arc.
The silver coin, housed in a transparent plastic case, will be accompanied by a leaflet featuring an overview of the numismatic issue in Romanian, English and French.
The leaflet comes with a certificate of authenticity bearing the signatures of both the Governor and the Head Cashier of the National Bank of Romania.
The numismatic issue includes 500 coins.
The selling price of the silver coin in the numismatic issue dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the establishment of “General Aviator Doctor Victor Anastasiu” National Institute for Aeronautics and Space Medicine is lei 265.00, excluding VAT. The silver coins in this numismatic issue are legal tender on the territory of Romania.
The collector silver coins will be put into circulation through the branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi and Timişoara.