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50 and 100 lei 2012 - Stephen the Great |
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30 mm diameter, 16.5 g, 99.9% silver, grained edge year 2012, circular inscription REPUBLICA MOLDOVA meaning "REPUBLIC OF MOLDAVIA" and the coat of arms of the Republic of Moldavia, in exergue horizontal line and denomination "50 LEI" |
bust of the writer, inscription ION CREANGĂ and years 1837 and 1889, written as fraction
Issuing date: 21st of June 2012 Mintage: 2000 coins |
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28 mm diameter, 15.5 g, 99.9% gold, grained edge year 2012, circular inscription REPUBLICA MOLDOVA meaning "REPUBLIC OF MOLDAVIA" and the coat of arms of the Republic of Moldavia, in exergue horizontal line and denomination "100 LEI" |
Stephen the Great with crown and scepter, inscription "555 de ani de la urcarea pe tron a lui Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt" written on six rows, meaning "555 years since the ascension to the throne of Stephen the Great and the Holy"
Issuing date: 21st of June 2012 Mintage: 1000 coins |
The coins belong to the Personalities series.
Stephen the Great also appears on other coins issued by the Republic of Moldavia: 100 lei 2000 - 525 years from the battle of Vaslui and 100 lei 2004 - 500 years since his death.
The great Moldavian voivod is also present on several Romanian coins: 500 lei 1941 - Liberation of the enthralled Moldavia, 20 lei 1991, 5000 lei 2004 - Stephen the Great's Death Quincentenary and 10 lei 2008 - Voroneț Monastery.
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