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10 LEI - Biserica Ortodoxa Sanislau
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Size | 144 × 68 mm |
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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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| Reverse lettering | 10 ZECE LEI Tatăl nostru, care ești în ceruri! Sfințească-se Numele Tău; vie împărăția Ta; facă-se voia Ta, precum în cer așa și pe pământ. Pâinea noastră cea de toate zilele dă-ne-o nouă astăzi; și ne iartă nouă greșelile noastre, precum și noi iertăm greșiților noștri, și nu ne duce pe noi în ispită, ci ne izbăvește de cel rău. Căci a Ta este Împărăția și puterea și slava în veci. Amin 10 (Translation: Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen) |
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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.