21 mm diameter, 6.452 g, 90% gold, reeded edge Obverse: ROMANIA, face value 100 LEI, coat of arms of Romania, year 2018, an image of the cross on Caraiman Peak in Bugegi Mountains near Buşteni, cross dedicated to the Romanian heroes of the First World War	Reverse: triumphal entry of King Ferdinand and of Queen Marie in Bucharest, year 1918, inscription "100 DE ANI DE LA INCHEIEREA PRIMULUI RAZBOI MONDIAL" meaning "100 YEARS SINCE THE END OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR" Issuing date: 29th of May 2018 Mintage: 250 coins

About the triumphal entry of King Ferdinand in Bucharest

The triumphal entry of the sovereigns of Romania into Bucharest took place on December 1st, 1918. It is a new style date, according to the Gregorian calendar (which only became official in Romania in 1919). At that time, the Julian calendar was still in use in Romania, and the old style date was therefore November 18th, a Sunday.

On November 6th (old style date), the German-consented "Marghiloman government" had been replaced by the government of General Coandă. After four days, the general mobilization of the Romanian army came into force.

General Berthelot had come from France and had taken command of three divisions (two French and one British) concentrated in the south of the Danube, and on the 10th same month his troops had crossed the river into Muntenia. The German army in Romania, under the leadership of General Mackensen, was at that time leaving the occupied territory in great haste, returning to Germany through Transylvania. The city of Bucharest had been evacuated by the Germans on November 12th old style, the day on which the general armistice was proclaimed on all fronts.

The Triumphal Arch, raised of course in haste and made out of wood, had been positioned on the Victory Way (Calea Victoriei), next to Athénée Palace Hotel. On the detail picture the inscription on the Triumphal Arch can be read: CRIŞANA MARAMUREŞ TEMIŞANA BASARABIA.

In the photo below, from left to right, General Berthelot, King Ferdinand, Queen Marie and Prince Nicolae appear. Queen Marie wears, symbolically, a military uniform. According to the custom of the time, the queen patronized a regiment (she was honorary colonel of the 4th Roşiori Regiment). The future King Charles II does not appear in the picture because he had arrived in the capital earlier.

On the same day, King Ferdinand was to receive - symbolically - the marshal's baton, as a tribute from the entire army.