37 mm diameter, 31.103 g, 99.9% silver, grained edge Obverse: ROMANIA, face value "10 LEI", coat of arms of Romania, year 2010, inscription "PALATUL PATRIARHAL" meaning "PATRIARCHAL PALACE" and a picture of the palace where the patriarchs of Romania lived	Reverse: circular inscription "PATRIARHUL MIRON CRISTEA", years 1868 and 1939, bust of Miron Cristea, the coat of arms of the Romanian Patriarchate above Issuing date: 19th of July 2010 Mintage: 1000 coins
Reverse: circular inscription "PATRIARHUL NICODIM MUNTEANU", years 1864 and 1948, bust of Nicodim Munteanu, coat of arms of the Romanian Patriarchate Issuing date: 19th of July 2010 Mintage: 1000 coins	Reverse: circular inscription "PATRIARHUL JUSTINIAN MARINA", years 1901 and 1977, bust of Justinian Marina, coat of arms of the Romanian Patriarchate Issuing date: 19th of July 2010 Mintage: 1000 coins
Reverse: circular inscription "PATRIARHUL IUSTIN MOISESCU", years 1910 and 1986, bust of Iustin Moisescu, coat of arms of the Romanian Patriarchate Issuing date: 19th of July 2010 Mintage: 1000 coins	Reverse: circular inscription "PATRIARHUL TEOCTIST ARAPASU", years 1915 and 2007, bust of Teoctist Arăpaşu, coat of arms of the Romanian Patriarchate Issuing date: 19th of July 2010 Mintage: 1000 coins

About Patriarch's Palace, or Patriarch's Residence

The residence of the patriarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church suffered many changes over time: repairs, consolidations, rearrangements, enlargements, modernizations, improvements and adornments. On the coin is represented the nowadays look of the stairs on the entrance into Patriarch's Residence, built in 2008. In the picture below (taken in 2006) the previous aspect of the entrance can be seen (the old stairs were constructed in the times of patriarch Justinian).

The building represented on the coin must not be confused with the Palace of the Patriarchy. The latter was built in 1908 on the emplacement of the Deputy Assembly (Adunarea Deputaţilor), also known as the Palace of the Chamber of Deputies.

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