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 Curcudel Marius
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| General Description | 100 years since the Costin Kiriţescu's birth Issue date: 06/06/2008 |
| Obv. Description | In the upper part, the images of three coins that circulated in the Romanian provinces, i.e. a gros minted during the ruling of Petru Muşat, a Wallachian ducat minted during the ruling of Vladislav I, and a Dutch thaler-leu; in the middle, the inscription "ROMANIA" and the face value "10 LEI"; in the lower part, vertically, the year of issue - 2008, Romania's coat of arms and the images of the first Romanian coins in circulation - 1 BAN 1867 and 1 LEU 1870. The five coins refer to the impressive work of Costin Kiriţescu titled "Sistemul bănesc al leului şi precursorii lui" (The cash system of leu and its precursors). On the outer ring, near the frame, a pearled circle. |
| Rev. Description | The portrait of the economist Costin Kiriţescu, a quotation from his works - Am simţit înfiorat respiraţia adâncă a istoriei ("Shivering I felt the deep breath of history"), an open book and an ink bottle with a quill pen - symbols of professor Kiriţescu's publishing activity; on the outer ring, the inscriptions "COSTIN KIRITESCU", "1908" and "100 ANI DE LA NASTERE" are engraved circularly, and near the frame, a pearled circle. |
| Mintage Proof | 500 |
| Diameter | 37.00 mm |
| Weight | 31.1030 g |
| Material | Silver 0.9990 |
| Mint | Romania - Bucharest |
| Edge Type | reeded |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
