The National Bank of Romania will launch, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the Snagov Monastery
30.11.2007
Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 - The Statute of the NBR, starting 3 December 2007, the National Bank of Romania is to launch, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the Snagov Monastery.
Characteristics of the silver coin:
- face value: leu 10;
- metal: silver 999/1000;
- weight: 31.103 grams;
- shape: round;
- diameter: 37 mm;
- quality: proof;
- edge: milled.
Obverse: a fragment of the icon depicting "Mary's Entry into the Temple", the event to which the church of Snagov Monastery is dedicated, as well as Romania's coat of arms, the face value "10 LEI", and the year of issue - 2007; the inscription "ROMANIA" is engraved circularly.
Reverse: in the foreground, the image of the church of Snagov Monastery, in the background, on the right, the portrait of ruler Vlad the Impaler, and the circular inscription "MANASTIREA SNAGOV" on the outer ring.
The coins come in transparent plastic capsules, along with leaflets describing the numismatic issue in Romanian, English and French. Each leaflet includes the certificate of authenticity, bearing the signatures of the Governor and the Head Cashier of the National Bank of Romania. The coins will be sold in appropriate cases bearing the NBR logo - BNR - on the lid.
The numismatic issue consists of 500 coins.
The National Bank of Romania branches in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi and Timişoara are in charge of putting into circulation, for numismatic purposes, the silver coins dedicated to the Snagov Monastery.