1 Leu 2009 - The 190th anniversary of the birth of Nicolae Bălcescu


Added by Marius Stefanescu
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General Description The 190th anniversary of the birth of Nicolae Bălcescu

Issue date: 30/12/2009
Obv. Description In the upper part: Romania’s coat of arms; below: the face value of the coin 1 LEU; in the lower part: inside a garland of laurel, a reproduction of the painting entitled România Revoluţionară (Revolutionary Romania) by Constantin Daniel Rosenthal.
Rev. Description To the left, in the foreground, the effigy of Nicolae Bălcescu taken from a painting by Gheorghe Tattarescu; to the right, in the background, partly covered by the effigy, a depiction of a group of 1848 revolutionaries from the aquarelle by Costache Petrescu and the years “1819” and “2009”; inscribed in the outer ring are the legends “DREPTATE FRATIE UNITATE” (Justice, Brotherhood, Unity) in the upper part and “NICOLAE BALCESCU” in the lower part.
Mintage Proof 1,000
Diameter 37.00 mm
Weight 23.5000 g
Material Copper Plated Tombac
Orientation Coin
Mint Romania - Bucharest
Edge Type plain
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