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  3. Numismatic set dedicated to Vlad Ţepeş on the occasion of celebrating 550 years since the first mention in writing of Bucharest, under his rule, on 20 September 1459.

Numismatic set dedicated to Vlad Ţepeş on the occasion of celebrating 550 years since the first mention in writing of Bucharest, under his rule, on 20 September 1459.


Issue date: 16.09.2009

 

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: 250;
Obverse Obverse: in the foreground, the portrait of the ruler Vlad Ţepeş; beneath the portrait, the inscription “VLAD TEPES”; on the left side, the image of a window of the Old Princely Court; below, Romania’s coat-of-arms; on the outside, in the upper part, the inscription “ROMANIA” and beneath it the face value “500 LEI” and the year of issue – 2009.
Reverse Reverse: in the middle, the picture of the Old Princely Court; above, the document containing the first mention in writing of Bucharest and the inscriptions “1459” and “BUCURESTI”; below, the inscriptions “PALATUL VOIEVODAL „CURTEA VECHE” on the right side and “550 DE ANI DE LA PRIMA ATESTARE DOCUMENTARA” in the middle.
 
 

Silver Coin

  • Face Value: 10 LEI;
  • Type of Metal: Silver 999/1000;
  • Weight: 31,103 grams;
  • Dimension: Diameter 37 mm;
  • Edge: milled;
  • Quality: proof;
  • Maximum Issue volume: 500;
Obverse Obverse: in the foreground, the portrait of the ruler Vlad Ţepeş; beneath the portrait, the inscription “VLAD TEPES”; on the left side, the image of a window of the Old Princely Court; below, Romania’s coat-of-arms; on the outside, in the upper part, the inscription “ROMANIA” and beneath it the face value “10 LEI” and the year of issue – 2009.
Reverse Reverse: in the middle, the picture of the Old Princely Court; above, the document containing the first mention in writing of Bucharest and the inscriptions “1459” and “BUCURESTI”; below, the inscriptions “PALATUL VOIEVODAL „CURTEA VECHE” on the right side and “550 DE ANI DE LA PRIMA ATESTARE DOCUMENTARA” in the middle.
 
 

Coppered tombac Coin

  • Face Value: 1 LEU;
  • Type of Metal: Coppered tombac /1000;
  • Weight: 23,5 grams;
  • Dimension: Diameter 37 mm;
  • Edge: milled;
  • Quality: proof;
  • Maximum Issue volume: 1000;
Obverse Obverse: in the foreground, the portrait of the ruler Vlad Ţepeş; beneath the portrait, the inscription “VLAD TEPES”; on the left side, the image of a window of the Old Princely Court; below, Romania’s coat-of-arms; on the outside, in the upper part, the inscription “ROMANIA” and beneath it the face value “1 LEU” and the year of issue – 2009.
Reverse Reverse: in the middle, the picture of the Old Princely Court; above, the document containing the first mention in writing of Bucharest and the inscriptions “1459” and “BUCURESTI”; below, the inscriptions “PALATUL VOIEVODAL „CURTEA VECHE” on the right side and “550 DE ANI DE LA PRIMA ATESTARE DOCUMENTARA” in the middle.
 

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