Pursuant to the provisions of Law 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, on 14 April 2014, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a mint set comprising three coins (gold, silver and coppered tombac), as well as a silver coin dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the birth of King Carol I of Romania.
The coins in the set (gold, silver and coppered tombac) have the following technical characteristics:
| Face value |
Lei 100 |
Lei 10 |
Leu 1 |
| Metal |
gold |
silver |
coppered tombac |
| Fineness |
900‰ |
999‰ |
- |
| Shape |
round |
round |
round |
| Diameter |
21 mm |
37 mm |
37 mm |
| Weight |
6.452 g |
31.103 g |
23.5 g |
| Quality |
proof |
proof |
proof |
| Edge |
milled |
milled |
milled |
| Obverse |
 |
 |
 |
| Reverse |
 |
 |
 |
Obverse of the gold coin: a group of images representing landmarks and achievements under the rule of Carol I: the War of Independence, the Cernavodă Bridge, the restoration of the church of Curtea de Argeș Monastery and the construction of Peleș Castle; the coat of arms of Romania, the year of issue “2014”, the inscription “ROMANIA” and the face value “100 LEI”.
Obverse of the silver coin: a group of images representing landmarks and achievements under the rule of Carol I: the War of Independence, the Cernavodă Bridge, the restoration of the church of Curtea de Argeș Monastery and the construction of Peleș Castle; the coat of arms of Romania, the year of issue “2014”, the inscription “ROMANIA” and the face value “10 LEI”.
Obverse of the coppered tombac coin: a group of images representing landmarks and achievements under the rule of Carol I: the War of Independence, the Cernavodă Bridge, the restoration of the church of Curtea de Argeș Monastery and the construction of Peleș Castle; the coat of arms of Romania, the year of issue “2014”, the inscription “ROMANIA” and the face value “1 LEU”.
Reverse (common to all coins in the set – gold, silver and coppered tombac) : the portrait of King Carol I, his signature and the inscriptions “CAROL I” and “175 ANI DE LA NASTERE” in an arc.
The silver coin has the same technical characteristics and description as the silver coin included in the mint set.
The gold, silver and coppered tombac coins are individually housed in transparent plastic capsules.
The mint sets and the silver coins are accompanied by leaflets featuring a presentation of the numismatic issue in Romanian, English and French. Each leaflet comes with a certificate of authenticity bearing the signatures of the Governor and the Chief Cashier of the National Bank of Romania.
The mintage of this numismatic issue is:
- 250 mint sets (gold, silver and coppered tombac coins);
- 250 silver coins.
Selling prices are:
- lei 1,900.00, VAT excluded, per mint set comprising three coins (gold, silver and coppered tombac), including the leaflet;
- lei 310.00, VAT excluded, per silver coin, including the leaflet.
The gold, silver and coppered tombac coins dedicated to the 175th anniversary of the birth of King Carol I of Romania are legal tender on the territory of Romania.
The mint sets and the silver coins will be put into circulation through the branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi and Timişoara.