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10 lei 2005 Imperial Eagle - Red Book Series |
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24.5 mm diameter, 13.5 g, 92.5% silver, flat edge year 2008, circular inscription REPUBLICA MOLDOVA meaning "REPUBLIC OF MOLDAVIA" and the coat of arms of the Republic of Moldavia, in exergue denomination "10 LEI" | imperial eagle on a branch of a tree, circular inscription · ACVILĂ IMPERIALĂ · CARTEA ROȘIE · AQUILA HELIACA meaning "IMPERIAL EAGLE RED BOOK" (the scientific name being written with cursive capital letters)
Issuing date: 29th of August 2005 Maximum mintage: 500 coins |
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The Red Book series comprises the following 10 lei silver coins (over to July 2021): - wildcat and green woodpecker in 2001, - black stork and European mink in 2003, - pine marten in 2004, - imperial eagle in 2005, - great bustard in 2006, - European ground squirrel in 2007 and - white waterlily in 2008. The series also comprises the following 50 lei coins: - Eurasian spoonbill in 2011, - otter and lady's slipper in 2012, - mute swan and Coenagrion mercuriale damselfly in 2013, - glossy ibis and the peony Paeonia peregrina in 2014, - European pond turtle in 2015, - red-breasted goose in 2016 - maiden pink - Dianthus deltoides in 2018, - saker falcon - Falco cherrug in 2018, - summer snowflake - Leucojum aestivum in 2019 and - Papilio machaon swallowtail in 2020. About the eastern imperial eagle The eastern imperial eagle has a wingspread of two meters and a body of 80 centimeters in length. The bird nests in trees and hunts rodents and birds. It is a species rarely seen in Romania. |
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