National Bank put new jubilee, commemorative coins into circulation

11:04 | 29.11.2021 Category: Economic

Chisinau, Nov. 29 / MOLDPRES /- The National Bank of Moldova (BNM) is putting into circulation, starting today, four jubilee and commemorative coins as a means of payment and for numismatic purposes.

According to the BNM, the series Alley of Classics in the Public Garden Stefan cel Mare in Chisinau is enriched with a commemorative coin dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of Vasile Alecsandri - poet, playwright, folklorist, politician, diplomat, founding member of the Romanian Academy, creator of Romanian theater and dramatic literature in Romania, a prominent figure of Moldova and Romania throughout the nineteenth century. The coin is made of gold, has a face value of one hundred lei and a circulation of 150 units.

Another silver commemorative coin, with a face value of 50 lei, which will complete the series of coins Personalities, is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Nicolae Iorga - historian, literary critic, documentary filmmaker, playwright, poet, encyclopedist , politician. The coin is issued in a circulation of 250 units.

The series Science and Innovation is supplemented with a new silver jubilee coin dedicated to the centenary of the birth of Eugen Coșeriu - Romanian linguist of universal notoriety, philosopher of language, writer, poet, art critic, university professor, member of honor of the Romanian Academy, one of the most important linguists of the 20th century. The coin has a face value of 50 lei and is minted in a circulation of 200 units.

At the same time, the series Red Book of the Republic of Moldova is completed with a silver coin, with a face value of 50 lei, which represents the "Noble Poplar (Hepatica nobilis Mill)" - a plant species protected by law and included in the Red Book of Republic of Moldova. The coin has a circulation of 300 units.

The jubilee and commemorative coins, packed in transparent methacrylate capsules and presentation boxes, are accompanied by certificates of authenticity, written in Romanian and English, signed by the governor of the National Bank of Moldova.

Jubilee and commemorative coins, issued by the National Bank, are traded through licensed banks in the Republic of Moldova.

Photo: BNM

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