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10 Lei Constantin I. Parhon
| Issuer | National Bank of Romania |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 31.103 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a portrait of renowned endocrinologist Constantin I. Parhon depicted in his laboratory setting, rendered in fine relief. His name, CONSTANTIN I. PARHON, is inscribed in the field, flanked by his birth year 1874 and death year 1969, commemorating his distinguished contributions to Romanian and international medical science. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Constantin I. Parhon (1874–1969) was Romania's first head of state following the abolition of the monarchy in 1947, serving as president of the Presidium until 1952. A physician and endocrinologist of genuine international standing, he founded the Institute of Endocrinology in Bucharest and published foundational research on hormone-related aging — work that earned him membership in numerous foreign academies well before he became a political figurehead. The commemorative program placing him on a silver issue nearly 55 years after his death is a quiet rehabilitation; his association with the communist regime's early apparatus made him a complicated figure in post-1989 Romanian historiography.