Pursuant to the provisions of Law 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, on 23 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 anniversary of 150 years since the establishment of the University of Bucharest.
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: the image of the University of Bucharest in 1864, the portrait of its founder, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the inscriptions “ROMANIA” and “ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA” in an arc, the face value “100 Lei”, the coat of arms of Romania and the year of issue “2014”.
Obverse of the silver coin: the image of the University of Bucharest in 1864, the portrait of its founder, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the inscriptions “ROMANIA” and “ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA” in an arc, the face value “10 Lei”, the coat of arms of Romania and the year of issue “2014”.
Obverse of the coppered tombac coin: the image of the University of Bucharest in 1864, the portrait of its founder, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the inscriptions “ROMANIA” and “ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA” in an arc, the face value “1 Leu”, the coat of arms of Romania and the year of issue “2014”.
Reverse (common to all coins in the set – gold, silver and coppered tombac): an image depicting an entry gable of the University of Bucharest; the inscriptions “1864” – the year of establishment and “BUCURESTI”.
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 University of Bucharest 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.