Comunicat de presă


Numismatic issues dedicated to 140 years since the establishment of the Bucharest Stock Exchange

02.12.2022

Request form: Reservation request form for the Silver Coin (Romanian only)

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 5 December.


Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 5 December 2022, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation for numismatic purposes a silver coin to mark 140 years since the establishment of the Bucharest Stock Exchange.

The coin has the following specifications:

Metal silver
Face value lei 10
Fineness 999‰
Shape round
Diameter 37 mm
Weight 31.103 g
Edge milled
Quality proof
Obverse
Reverse

Obverse: the current headquarters of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “10 LEI”, the coat of arms of Romania and the year of issue “2022”.

Reverse: a vintage image of the former headquarters of the Bucharest Stock Exchange and the inscriptions “BURSA DE VALORI BUCURESTI” and “140 ANI”.

The silver coins, housed in transparent plastic capsules, will be accompanied by certificates of authenticity in Romanian, English and French. Each certificate of authenticity bears the signatures of the Governor and the Chief Cashier of the National Bank of Romania.

The maximum mintage is 5,000 silver coins.

The selling price for the silver coin, including the certificate of authenticity, is lei 450.00, VAT excluded.

The silver coins dedicated to 140 years since the establishment of the Bucharest Stock Exchange are legal tender on the territory of Romania.

The silver 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, Iași and Timișoara.

Information on how to purchase the coins can be found on the National Bank of Romania’s website, in the Numismatics section.