24.4 mm diameter, 7.1 g, steel plated with nickel on the inner disk and plated with brass on the outer ring, edge with five groups of 10 teeth each
face value 5 LEI, micro-engraved inscription BNM (National Bank of Moldavia) written three times on the top segment of the digit, year 2018, on background a fragment of the coat of arms of the Republic of Moldova - the head of the eagle with a cross in its beak; above a rectagle made of vertical segments on which monogram R M (from Republic of Moldova) is written as a hidden image; the letters are visible by tilting the coin from left to right about the vertical axis
| Moldavian coat of arms and inscription REPUBLICA MOLDOVA meaning "REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA", at right a rose with five petals, in middle a portion from an auroch head (a fragment of the coat of arms of the medieval Moldavia, with an auroch head as its main element); the horns are crowned and between then a Morning Star with eight rays is placed
Issuing date: 28th of February 2018
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