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The 190th anniversary of the birth of Nicolae Bălcescu


Issue date: 30.12.2009

 

Coppered tombac Coin

  • Face Value: 1 leu;
  • Type of Metal: Coppered tombac -/1000;
  • Weight: 23,5 grams;
  • Dimension: diameter 37 mm;
  • Edge: flat;
  • Quality: proof;
  • Maximum Issue volume: 1000;
Obverse Obverse: in the upper part: Romania’s coat of arms; below: the face value of the coin 1 LEU; in the lower part: inside a garland of laurel, a reproduction of the painting entitled România Revoluţionară (Revolutionary Romania) by Constantin Daniel Rosenthal.
Reverse Reverse: to the left, in the foreground, the effigy of Nicolae Bălcescu taken from a painting by Gheorghe Tattarescu; to the right, in the background, partly covered by the effigy, a depiction of a group of 1848 revolutionaries from the aquarelle by Costache Petrescu and the years “1819” and “2009”; inscribed in the outer ring are the legends “DREPTATE FRATIE UNITATE” (Justice, Brotherhood, Unity) in the upper part and “NICOLAE BALCESCU” in the lower part.
 
 

Silver Coin

  • Face Value: 10 lei;
  • Type of Metal: Silver 999/1000;
  • Weight: 31,103 grams;
  • Dimension: diameter 37 mm;
  • Edge: flat;
  • Quality: proof;
  • Maximum Issue volume: 1000;
Obverse Obverse: in the upper part: Romania’s coat of arms; below: the face value of the coin 10 LEI; in the lower part: inside a garland of laurel, a reproduction of the painting entitled România Revoluţionară (Revolutionary Romania) by Constantin Daniel Rosenthal.
Reverse Reverse: to the left, in the foreground, the effigy of Nicolae Bălcescu taken from a painting by Gheorghe Tattarescu; to the right, in the background, partly covered by the effigy, a depiction of a group of 1848 revolutionaries from the aquarelle by Costache Petrescu and the years “1819” and “2009”; inscribed in the outer ring are the legends “DREPTATE FRATIE UNITATE” (Justice, Brotherhood, Unity) in the upper part and “NICOLAE BALCESCU” in the lower part.
 
 

Gold Coin

  • Face Value: 500 lei;
  • Type of Metal: Gold 999/1000;
  • Weight: 31,103 grams;
  • Dimension: diameter 35 mm;
  • Edge: flat;
  • Quality: proof;
  • Maximum Issue volume: 500;
Obverse Obverse: in the upper part: Romania’s coat of arms; below: the face value of the coin 500 LEI; in the lower part: inside a garland of laurel, a reproduction of the painting entitled România Revoluţionară (Revolutionary Romania) by Constantin Daniel Rosenthal.
Reverse Reverse: to the left, in the foreground, the effigy of Nicolae Bălcescu taken from a painting by Gheorghe Tattarescu; to the right, in the background, partly covered by the effigy, a depiction of a group of 1848 revolutionaries from the aquarelle by Costache Petrescu and the years “1819” and “2009”; inscribed in the outer ring are the legends “DREPTATE FRATIE UNITATE” (Justice, Brotherhood, Unity) in the upper part and “NICOLAE BALCESCU” in the lower part.
 

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