Should a numismatic issue fall short of the coins intended for online reservation, please be informed that items may be purchased directly from the counters of the NBR’s regional branches, without reservation, starting 20 December 2021.
Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 20 December 2021, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation for numismatic purposes a gold coin marking 200 years since the birth of Vasile Alecsandri.
The coin has the following specifications:
| Technical characteristics |
Coin |
| Metal/Face value |
Gold/lei 100 |
| Fineness |
900‰ |
| Shape |
round |
| Diameter |
21 mm |
| Weight |
6.452 g |
| Edged |
milled |
| Quality |
proof |
| Obverse |
 |
| Reverse |
 |
Obverse: the building of the National Theatre in Iaşi at the beginning of the 20th century, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the year of issue “2021”, the coat of arms of Romania and the face value “100 LEI”.
Reverse: the portrait, the name and the signature of Vasile Alecsandri and his birth and death years “1821” and “1890”.
The gold 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 the gold coin is 5,000 pieces.
The selling prices for the gold coin, including the presentation leaflet, is lei 2,300.00, VAT excluded.
The gold coins marking 200 years since the birth of Vasile Alecsandri are legal tender on the territory of Romania.
The gold coins 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.