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10 LEI - Biserica Ortodoxa Sanislau
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Left vignette within a scalloped guilloche frame presents an icon-style illustration of Archangels Michael and Gabriel in full Byzantine vestments, each with wings spread, inscribed below 'SF. MIHAIL SI GAVRIL'. To the right, a photographic vignette of the Sanislau Orthodox Church exterior is set against a light background, with a wayside crucifix in the foreground. The serial number is printed vertically in red along the right margin, accompanied by the parish priest's name and the church's consecration date of 1910; denominations '10' and 'ZECE LEI' appear at lower right and upper left respectively, framed by a gold checkered border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 SF. MIHAIL SI GAVRIL BISERICA SANISLAU ZECE LEI 10 025A0000001 Preot paroh: Man Petru Radu Data sfințirii: 1910 (Translation: 10 ST. MICHAEL AND GABRIEL SANISLAU CHURCH TEN LEI 10 025A0000001 Parish priest: Man Petru Radu Date of consecration: 1910) |
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Romania's National Bank has been running its "Romanian Cultural Heritage" commemorative series for several years, issuing polymer and paper notes tied to specific architectural and religious sites. A paper-composition entry in 2025 is an unusual choice — the NBR shifted almost entirely to polymer for commemorative issues after the mid-2010s, so the material itself warrants attention when examining this piece.
The Orthodox church at Sânislău in Satu Mare County is a modest rural monument, not one of the country's marquee heritage sites. Its selection suggests the series is deliberately cycling through less prominent regional landmarks rather than revisiting national icons.