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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 (until January 2013): 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. In 2011 the series was enriched with a 50 lei coin with the Eurasian spoonbill and in 2012 with two other pieces - otter and lady's slipper. 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 nest in trees and hunt rodents and birds. It is a species rarely seen in Romania. |
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