500 Lei Bishopric of Râmnic

Reverse

Bishopric of Râmnic Coat of Arms; the inscription "500 ANI DE LA INFIINTAREA EPISCOPIEI RAMNICULUI" and the years "1503-2003" are engraved circularly, between two cross ornaments.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
500 ANI DE LA INFIINTAREA EPISCOPIEI RAMNICULUI
1503-2003

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Archdiocese of Râmnic (Romanian: Arhiepiscopia Râmnicului) is a Romanian Orthodox archdiocese based in Râmnicu Vâlcea (or Râmnic), Romania, in the historic region of Oltenia, and covering Vâlcea County. Established in 1503-1504, although with a bishop residing there from the previous century, it is a continuation of the medieval Metropolis of Severin. Initially covering all of Oltenia, it saw a flourishing cultural and religious output during the 16th to 18th centuries, both in the see and in the monasteries of the region. The area of the diocese began to fall in 1939, reaching its current proportions in 2008, a year before it became an archdiocese.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2003	500	-	-	-	-	-	-

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