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| Images copyright | National Bank of Romania |
| General Description | The 160th anniversary of the birth of Mihai Eminescu Issue date: 12/04/2010 |
| Obv. Description | In the upper half, Romania’s coat-of-arms partially overlapping the face value – leu 500; below, an open book on a laurel wreath. The left page of the book features Eminescu’s portrait from 1869 and the right page show some of the poet’s signatures. The coat-of-arms and the book together with the laurel wreath superpose a double circle partially surrounding the elements of design. The inscription “ROMANIA” is engraved in a half circle on the lower outer side. |
| Rev. Description | In the middle, the memorial house in Ipoteşti, where the poet spent his childhood, and his portrait from 1885 surrounded by a double circle similar to that on the obverse. The inscriptions “MIHAI EMINESCU” and “160 ANI DE LA NASTEREA POETULUI” are engraved in a half circle on the upper side and on the lower side respectively, and the years “1850” and “2010” on the left side and right side respectively. |
| Mintage Proof | 500 |
| Diameter | 35.00 mm |
| Weight | 31.1030 g |
| Material | Gold 0.999 |
| Mint | Romania - Bucharest |
| Edge Type | reeded |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
