A new coin, dedicated to the centennial anniversary of Cardinal Alexandru Todea's birth

Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, on 29 October 2012, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation a collector silver coin dedicated to the centennial anniversary of Cardinal Alexandru Todea's birth.

The coin has the following characteristics:

• face value: lei 10;
• metal: silver;
• fineness: 999‰;
• shape: round;
• diameter: 37 mm;
• weight: 31.103 g;
• quality: proof;
• edge: milled.

Obverse: the "Holy Trinity” Cathedral in Blaj, the face value "10 LEI” and Romania's coat of arms; on the outer ring, the year of issue "2012” and the inscriptions "ROMANIA” and "CATEDRALA SF. TREIME, BLAJ”.

Reverse: Alexandru Todea's portrait and his lifetime "1912” and "2002”; on the outer ring, "CARDINALUL ALEXANDRU TODEA” inscribed in an arc.

The silver coins are housed in transparent plastic capsules and are accompanied by leaflets featuring a brief presentation of the numismatic issue in Romanian, English and French. 

Each leaflet comes with a certificate of authenticity bearing the signatures of the Governor and the Chief Cashier of the National Bank of Romania.

The mintage of this numismatic issue is 500.

The selling price of the silver coin, including the leaflet, is lei 360.00 excluding VAT.

The silver coins in the numismatic issue dedicated to the centennial anniversary of Cardinal Alexandru Todea's birth are legal tender on the territory of Romania. 

The collector silver coins will be put into circulation through the branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, ClujNapoca, Iasi and Timisoara.