10 Lei (Nicolae Bălcescu) 2009 front 10 Lei (Nicolae Bălcescu) 2009 back
10 Lei (Nicolae Bălcescu) 2009 photo
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10 Lei Nicolae Bălcescu

2009 year
Silver (.999) 31.103 g 37 mm
Description
Issuer
Romania
Period
Republic (1989-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2009
Value
10 Lei 10 RON = USD 2.20
Currency
Fourth leu (2005-date)
Composition
Silver (.999)
Weight
31.103 g
Diameter
37 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#82430
Rarity index
85%

Reverse

To the left, in the foreground, the effigy of Nicolae Bălcescu taken from a painting by Gheorghe Tattarescu; to the right, in the background, partly covered by the effigy, a depiction of a group of 1848 revolutionaries from the aquarelle by Costache Petrescu and the years “1819” and “2009”; inscribed in the outer ring are the legends “DREPTATE FRATIE UNITATE” (Justice, Brotherhood, Unity) in the upper part and “NICOLAE BALCESCU” in the lower part.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DREPTATE FRATIE UNITATE
NICOLAE BALCESCU
1819
2009

Edge

Plain

Interesting fact

The obverse of the coin features an image of Nicolae Bălcescu, a prominent Romanian historian, journalist, and revolutionary who played a key role in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848. The coin was issued in 2009 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Bălcescu's birth.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2009  1000 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 10 Lei (Nicolae Bălcescu) 2009 coin.