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Two collector coins released in celebration of 20th anniversary of Romania’s NATO accession

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The National Bank of Romania (BNR) releases on Monday two collector coins – a silver and a copper-covered tombac one, both dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Romania’s NATO accession, the central bank informs in a release.

The silver coin has a face value of 10 lei, a diameter of 37 mm, and weighs 31.103 grams; the copper-covered tombac coin has a face value of 1 leu, a diameter of 37 mm, and weighs 23.5 grams.

The obverse of the silver coin depicts the Palace of Parliament, the place where Romania’s NATO accession treaty was ratified, the inscription „ROMANIA” shaped in a circular arc, the face value „10 LEI”, Romania’s coat of arms and the year of issue „2024”.

The obverse of the copper-faced tombac coin features the Palace of the Parliament, the circular arc inscription „ROMANIA”, the face value „1 LEU”, Romania’s coat of arms, and the year of issue „2024”.

Shown on the reverse of both the silver and the copper-covered tombac coins are the NATO logo, the inscriptions „ADERAREA ROMANIEI LA NATO (ROMANIA’s NATO ACCESSION”, and „2004”, the year Romania joined the North Atlantic Alliance.

Both coins come in transparent methacrylate casings and are accompanied by certificates of authenticity in Romanian, English and French, signed by the BNR governor and the central cashier. The maximum mintage for both the silver and the tombac coin is 5,000 pieces.

The selling price for the silver coin with certificate of authenticity is RON 470 exclusive of VAT, and that for the copper-covered tombac coin with authenticity certificate is RON 170, exclusive of VAT.

The silver and copper-covered tombac coins dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Romania’s NATO accession are legal tender in Romania. The coins are being released through BNR’s regional branches in Bucharest, Cluj, Constanta, Dolj, Iasi and Timis, the central bank said.

AGERPRES

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