Pursuant to the provisions of Law 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, on 2 June 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 150th anniversary of the establishment of Romania's Senate.
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: partial depiction of the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, a snapshot during a Senate meeting, the coat of arms of Romania, the year of issue “2014”, the face value “100 LEI” and the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc.
Obverse of the silver coin: partial depiction of the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, a snapshot during a Senate meeting, the coat of arms of Romania, the year of issue “2014”, the face value “10 LEI” and the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc.
Obverse of the coppered tombac coin: partial depiction of the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, a snapshot during a Senate meeting, the coat of arms of Romania, the year of issue “2014”, the face value “1 LEU” and the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc.
Reverse (common to all coins in the set – gold, silver and coppered tombac): the portraits of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza and Metropolitan Bishop Nifon – the first president of the Senate, their names, the inscription “150 DE ANI DE LA INFIINTAREA SENATULUI” in an arc and “1864”, the year of the celebrated event.
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:
- 150 mint sets (gold, silver and coppered tombac coins);
- 250 silver coins.
Selling prices are:
- lei 1,870.00, 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 anniversary of 150 years since the establishment of the Senate 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.