Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 8 March 2021, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation for numismatic purposes a silver coin to mark 100 years since the birth of Metropolitan Bishop Bartolomeu Anania.
The coins have the following characteristics:
| Technical characteristics |
Coin |
| Metal/Face value |
Silver/lei 10 |
| Fineness |
999‰ |
| Shape |
round |
| Diameter |
37 mm |
| Weight |
31.103 g |
| Quality |
proof |
| Edged |
milled |
| Obverse |
 |
| Reverse |
 |
Obverse: the Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj-Napoca, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “10 LEI”, the year of issue “2021” and the coat of arms of Romania.
Reverse: the portrait and the name of Metropolitan Bishop Bartolomeu Anania and his birth and death years “1921-2011”.
The silver coins, housed in transparent plastic capsules, will be 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 maximum mintage of this numismatic issue is 5,000 silver coins.
The selling price for the silver coin, including the presentation leaflet, is lei 450.00, VAT excluded.
The silver coins dedicated to 100 years since the birth of Metropolitan Bishop Bartolomeu Anania are legal tender on the territory of Romania.
The silver coins dedicated to 100 years since the birth of Metropolitan Bishop Bartolomeu Anania will be put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, through the regional branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanța, Craiova, Iaşi and Timişoara.
Information on how to purchase the coins can be found on the National Bank of Romania’s website, in the Numismatics section.