On 30 June 2014, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, two coins (made of gold and silver) dedicated to the commemorative year of Saint Martyrs Brâncoveanu - St. George’s New Church in Bucharest, a place of worship built by order of Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu.
Obverse of the gold coin: St. George’s New Church in Bucharest and the icons of three of its four patron saints: St. George, St. Parascheva of the Balkans and St. Nicholas, the oil lamp above the tomb of Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, which is inside the church, the coat of arms of Romania, the year of issue “2014” and the face value “100 LEI”; on the outer ring, the inscriptions “ROMANIA” and “BISERICA SF.GHEORGHE NOU BUCURESTI”.
Obverse of the silver coin: St. George’s New Church in Bucharest and the icons of three of its four patron saints: St. George, St. Parascheva of the Balkans and St. Nicholas, the oil lamp above the tomb of Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, which is inside the church, the coat of arms of Romania, the year of issue “2014” and the face value “10 LEI”; on the outer ring, the inscriptions “ROMANIA” and “BISERICA SF.GHEORGHE NOU BUCURESTI”.
Reverse (common to the two coins): the portraits of Saint Martyrs Brâncoveanu as depicted in the votive painting in St. George’s New Church in Bucharest, the commemorative year “1714”, on the inner ring, the inscriptions “SF.RADU SF.STEFAN SF.CONSTANTIN SFETNICUL IANACHE SF.MATEI” and “SF.VOIEVOD CONSTANTIN BRANCOVEANU”, and on the outer ring the inscription “SFINTII MARTIRI BRANCOVENI”.
Сountry: | Romania | |
Data of issue: | June 30, 2014 | |
Face value: | 100 lei | 10 lei |
Metal: | Gold .900 | Silver .999 |
Weight: | 6,452 g | 31,103 g |
Diameter: | 21 mm | 37 mm |
Quality: | Proof | Proof |
Mintage: | 250 pcs | 250 pcs |
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