National Bank of Romania is to launch for numismatic purposes a silver coin dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company
28.10.2008
In accordance with the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 - The Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as from 27 October 2008, the National Bank of Romania is to launch for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company.
The silver coin has the following characteristics:
- face value: LEI 10;
- fineness: 999/1000;
- weight: 31.103 g;
- shape: round;
- diameter: 37 mm;
- quality: proof;
- edge: milled.
Obverse: in the upper part, the inscription "ROMANIA" and the depiction of the current head office of Radio România; below, from left to right, years "1928 2008", the coat of arms of Romania and the face value - 10 LEI on two rows; in the lower part, from left to right, the representation of the Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company headquarters as it looked in 1928 and the image of a female broadcaster of the '30s speaking on the microphone.
Reverse: in the upper part, the three-row inscription "80 ANI DE LA INFIINTARE"; below, from left to right, a radio set of the '30s and the new logo of Radio România; in the lower part, a pair of headphones.
Each coin is embedded in a transparent plastic capsule and is 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 displayed in appropriate cases having the NBR logo -BNR - inscribed on the lid.
The numismatic issue comprises 500 coins.
The collector coins made of silver in the issue dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company are put into circulation through the branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, and Timişoara.