Request form: Reservation request form for the gold coin (Romanian only), starting 21 July 2025, 9:00 a.m., limited to the stock intended for online bookings.
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 21 July 2025.
As of 21 July 2025, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a gold coin to mark 200 years since the birth of Elena Cuza.
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: the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Palace in Ruginoasa, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “100 LEI”, the coat of arms of Romania and the year of issue “2025”.
Reverse: the portrait and name of Elena Cuza, as well as her birth and death years “1825” and “1909”.
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 5,300.00, VAT excluded.
The gold coins to mark 200 years since the birth of Elena Cuza 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 https://www.bnr.ro/en/2471-numismatics.