Banca Națională a României

10 Lei (Alexandru Macedonski) – Romania

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: 155 Years from the Birth of Romanian Poet Alexandru Macedonski

Romania

Context

Year: 2009

Issuer: Romania

Period:

Republic

(since 1989)

Currency:

Fourth leu

(since 2005)

Total mintage: 500

Material

Diameter: 37 mm

Weight: 31.1 g

Silver weight: 31.07 g

Shape: Round

Composition: 99.9% Silver

Standard: Silver ounce

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

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REVERSE ↓

References

KM: #251

Numista: #81039

Value

Exchange value: 10 RON = $2.32

Bullion value: $93.53

Inflation-adjusted value: 19.74 RON

Obverse

Description:

2009 Romanian coat of arms, 10 LEI. Depicts the emir hastening toward the holy city's mirage (from Macedonski's poem "December Night"). Inscribed verses: "Şi tot către ele s-ajungă zoreşte, Cu / toate că ştie prea bine că-l mint / Şi porţi de topaze, şi turnuri de-argint." Signature of Alexandru Macedonski below.

Inscription:

„Şi tot către ele s-ajungă zoreşte, Cu / toate că ştie prea bine că-l mint / Şi porţi de topaze, şi turnuri de-argint.”

2009

ROMANIA

10 LEI

Translation:

And yet he hastens toward them, / Although he knows full well that they lie to him / And gates of topaz, and towers of silver.

Language: Romanian