Banca Națională a României

1 Leu (Nicolae Bălcescu) – Romania

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: The 190th anniversary of the birth of Nicolae Bălcescu

Romania

Context

Year: 2009

Issuer: Romania

Period:

Republic

(since 1989)

Currency:

Fourth leu

(since 2005)

Total mintage: 1,000

Material

Diameter: 37 mm

Weight: 23.5 g

Shape: Round

Composition: Tombac (Copper-plated Tombac)

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

OBVERSE ↑

⟳

flip

REVERSE ↓

References

KM: #234

Numista: #82429

Value

Exchange value: 1 RON = $0.23

Inflation-adjusted value: 1.97 RON

Obverse

Description:

Romania's coat of arms above; face value 1 LEU below; a laurel garland framing Rosenthal's "Revolutionary Romania" painting.

Inscription:

1 LEU

Script: Latin

Reverse

Description:

Left foreground: Nicolae Bălcescu's effigy (after Tattarescu). Right background: 1848 revolutionaries (after Costache Petrescu), partly obscured, with the years "1819" and "2009". The outer ring bears "DREPTATE FRATIE UNITATE" above and "NICOLAE BALCESCU" below.

Inscription:

DREPTATE FRATIE UNITATE

NICOLAE BALCESCU

1819

2009

Script: Latin

Edge

Plain

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
2009	—	1,000	Proof

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