The National Bank of Romania is to launch for numismatic purposes a silver coin dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the first printings manufactured on the Romanian territory, at Dealu Monastery
04.07.2008
In accordance with the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 - The Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as from 7 July 2008, the National Bank of Romania is to launch for numismatic purposes a silver coin dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the first printings manufactured on the Romanian territory, at Dealu Monastery.
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: on the right side, the adornment of the front page of the Liturghier printed by Macarie in 1508, the text "500 DE ANI DE TIPAR PE TERITORIUL ROMANESC" and the year of issue - "2008", and on the left side, the inscription "ROMANIA", the coat of arms of Romania and the face value of "10 LEI".
Reverse: above, the precincts of Dealu Monastery, as seen through the belfry's gate and the inscriptions "1508" and "MANASTIREA DEALU" respectively, and below, under a decorated stone arch, the image of two typesetters from the 16th century.
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 500th anniversary of the first printings manufactured on the Romanian territory - at Dealu Monastery - are put into circulation through the branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, and Timişoara.