Should a numismatic issue fall short of the coins intended for online reservation, please be informed that items may be purchased directly from the counters of the NBR’s regional branches, without reservation, starting 30 December 2024.
As of 30 December 2024, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a gold coin to mark 400 years since the birth of Metropolitan Bishop Dosoftei.
The coin has the following specifications:
| Metal |
gold |
| Face value |
lei 100 |
| Fineness |
900‰ |
| Shape |
round |
| Diameter |
21 mm |
| Weight |
6.452 g |
| Edge |
milled |
| Quality |
proof |
| Obverse |
 |
| Reverse |
 |
Obverse: Probota Monastery where Metropolitan Bishop Dosoftei embraced monkhood, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “100 LEI”, the coat of arms of Romania and the year of issue “2024”.
Reverse: the portrait of the Saint Hierarch, Metropolitan Bishop Dosoftei, and the inscription “400 DE ANI DE LA NASTEREA MITROPOLITULUI DOSOFTEI”.
The gold coins are housed in transparent plastic capsules and are accompanied by booklets featuring a presentation of the numismatic issue and certificates of authenticity in Romanian, English and French. The certificates of authenticity bear the signatures of the Governor and the Chief Cashier of the National Bank of Romania.
The maximum mintage is 1,000 gold coins.
The selling price for the gold coin, including the booklet and the certificate of authenticity, is lei 4,200.00, VAT excluded.
The gold coins to mark 400 years since the birth of Metropolitan Bishop Dosoftei are legal tender on the territory of Romania.
The coins are put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, through the regional branches of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanța, Craiova, Iași and Timișoara.
Information on how to purchase the coins can be found on the National Bank of Romania’s website, in the Numismatics section.