27 mm diameter, 12.39 g, brass, flat edge Obverse: ROMANIA, year 2003, ornamental line, shield comprising Romanian coat of arms (at right), coat of arms of the town of Braşov (at left) and two vegetal ornaments, denomination value 50 LEI	Reverse: imagine of the Bran castle, shield displaying years 1378 and 2003, circular inscription 625 DE ANI DE LA INCEPEREA CONSTRUCTIEI, and, on a scarf, CASTELUL BRAN, meaning 625 YEARS SINCE CONSTRUCTION COMMENCEMENT and BRAN CASTLE

The pattern pictures above are present on Romanian coins through the kind permission of an anonymous donor.

For the issue "625 years since the beginning of the construction of Bran Castle", which is part of the Christian Feudal Art Monuments series, three patterns were struck, with face values of 50, 500 and 5000 lei [1]. The graphic representation of the patterns are similar, differing only in the nominal value and diameter. For the official issue, 250 gold pieces were minted, with the value of 5000 lei.

References

1. Schäffer E., România. Proiecte, probe monetare şi catalogul monedelor emise. vol. II, Guttenbrun, 2015.