Description:
Obverse
In the upper part: Romania’s coat of arms; below: the face value of the coin 500 LEI; in the lower part: inside a garland of laurel, a reproduction of the painting entitled România Revoluţionară (Revolutionary Romania) by Constantin Daniel Rosenthal.
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.
Related Coins
100 Lei (CEC Bank)
Country: Romania / Denomination: 100 Lei
100 RON = 25 USD
Year: 2014 / Material: Gold (.900)
10 Lei (Astra Association)
Country: Romania / Denomination: 10 Lei
10 RON = 2.51 USD
Year: 2011 / Material: Silver (.999)
1 Leu (Publius Ovidius Naso)
Country: Romania / Denomination: 1 Leu
1 RON = 0.25 USD
Year: 2008 / Material: Copper plated Tombac
50 Lei (Dalmatian Pelican)
Country: Romania / Denomination: 50 Lei
(50 ROL)
Year: 2003 / Material: Silver (.999)
5 Lei (Sibiu)
Country: Romania / Denomination: 5 Lei
5 RON = 1.25 USD
Year: 2007 / Material: Silver (.999)
10 Lei (Coat of Arms)
Country: Romania / Denomination: 10 Lei
10 RON = 2.51 USD
Year: 2011 / Material: Silver (.999)
100 Lei (Eugeniu Carada)
Country: Romania / Denomination: 100 Lei
100 RON = 25 USD
Year: 2010 / Material: Gold (.900)
20 Bani - Carol I
Country: Romania / Denomination: 20 Bani
(0.20)
Year: 1905-1906 / Material: Copper-nickel
10 Lei (National Bank of Romania)
Country: Romania / Denomination: 10 Lei
10 RON = 2.51 USD
Year: 2015 / Material: Silver (.999)
100 Lei - Carol I (Pattern Strike)
Country: Romania / Denomination: 100 Lei
(100)
Year: 1906 / Material: Bronze