Banca Naţională a României

Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 – The Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as from 5 August 2009, the National Bank of Romania is to put into circulation for numismatic purposes a silver coin celebrating 140 years since the inauguration of the Bucharest-Giurgiu railway.

The silver coin has the following characteristics:

• face value: leu 10;
• purity: 999‰;
• weight: 31.103 g;
• shape: round;
• diameter: 37 mm;
• quality: proof;
• edge: milled.

Obverse: in the middle, the "Călugăreni" engine leaving Filaret Station in Bucharest, as depicted in a vintage picture; on the right side, Romania's coat-of-arms and the year of issue - 2009, and on the left side, the nominal value - 10 LEI; above the image of the railway station, the inscription "ROMANIA".

Reverse: on the upper side, an image of mid-19th century Bucharest and the inscription "BUCURESTI"; in the middle, a depiction of the first train linking Bucharest to Giurgiu; on the right side, the tower overlooking Giurgiu - a city icon - and the inscription "GIURGIU"; beneath the image of the train, the inscription: "140 DE ANI DE LA INAUGURAREA LINIEI DE CALE FERATA".

Each coin is embedded in a transparent plastic capsule and is accompanied by a leaflet featuring an overview of the numismatic issue in Romanian, English and French. The leaflet comes with a certificate of authenticity bearing the signatures of both the Governor and the Head Cashier of the National Bank of Romania. The coins are displayed in appropriate cases having the NBR logo – BNR – inscribed on the lid, in silver foil.

The numismatic issue comprises 500 coins.

The selling price is of leu 185.00, excluding VAT and the price of the cases.

The silver collector coins celebrating 140 years since the inauguration of the Bucharest-Giurgiu railway are to be put into circulation through the branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, and Timişoara.