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10 lei 2019 - 50 lei 1922 (1928) gold coin - History of Gold series
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13.92 mm diameter, 1.224 g, 90% gold, reeded edge
Obverse: ROMANIA, face value 10 LEI, coat of arms of Romania, year 2019, the obverse of the 50 lei gold coin bearing year 1922, representing king Ferdinand I wearing the steel crown of Romania
Reverse: reverse of the 50 lei gold coin bearing year 1922 (representing queen Marie wearing the crown) and inscription ISTORIA AURULUI MONEDA DE 50 LEI 1922 meaning HISTORY OF GOLD 50 LEI 1922 COIN

Issuing date: 1st of December 2019

Approved mintage: 1000 coins


This coin reproduces on a reduced scale (the diameter is approximately three times smaller) the 50 lei coin with year 1922. The reproduced piece is 40 mm, and is one of the rarities of Romanian numismatics.


The History of gold series comprises:
- a set of four pieces of 500 old lei featuring the golden cache of Pietroasa (2001),
- the following 100 old lei coins with

- the Dacian helmet of Poiana-Coțofenești (1999, 2002 and 2003),

- the eagle from Apahida (2003),

- a Cantacuzinian engolpion (2004),
- the following 10 new lei with

- the Perșinari Hoard (2005),

- the Cucuteni-Băiceni hoard (2006),

- the rhyton of Poroina (2007),

- the Hinova hoard (2008),

- the Someșeni hoard (2010),

- the buckle of Curtea de Argeș (2011),

- the cross from Dinogetia (2011),

- the patera from Pietroasa Hoard (2012),

- the Four Gospels of Hurezi Monastery (2013),

- two ancient gold coins struck at Histria (2014),

- the crown of queen Marie (2015),

- the mace of king Ferdinand (2016),

- the crown of queen Elisabeth (2017),

- the 10 ducats 1600 coin with Michael the Brave (2018),

- the 50 lei with year 1922 coin (2019),

- some late Roman gold artifacts discovered at Carsium (2020),

- the polygonal vessels from the Pietroasa hoard (2022),

- the princely diadem of Bunești-Averești (2023),

- the Apahida hoard (2024).


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