10 Lei "175th anniversary of Nicolae Grigorescu’s birth" 2013 PP

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Numismatic issue

Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, on 29 April 2013, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the 175th anniversary of Nicolae Grigorescu’s birth.

The coin has the following characteristics:

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


Obverse: a graphic composition suggestive of a palette, featuring the image of the “Nicolae Grigorescu” Memorial Museum in Câmpina; the face value “10 LEI”; Romania’s coat of arms; the inscription “ROMANIA” and the year of issue “2013”.

Reverse: painter Nicolae Grigorescu’s portrait and signature; the inscription “NICOLAE GRIGORESCU” and the artist’s life span “1838-1907”.

The silver coins are housed in transparent plastic capsules and are 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 mintage of this numismatic issue is 500.

The selling price per silver coin, including the leaflet, is lei 360.00 excluding VAT.

The silver coins dedicated to the 175th anniversary of Nicolae Grigorescu’s birth are legal tender on the territory of Romania.

These collector coins will be put into circulation through the branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi and Timişoara.
The press release is available on the BNR website at: http://www.bnr.ro/page.aspx?prid=7677