Romania's First Parliament convened in 1866 following the adoption of the first modern Romanian constitution, and this pattern was struck in 2012 to mark the sesquicentennial of that assembly. Patterns of this type — aluminium strikes in non-circulating weights — were produced by the National Bank as presentation pieces for institutional use, never intended for release into circulation. The aluminium composition distinguishes it immediately from the silver collector issues struck for the same anniversary.
Romania's First Parliament convened in 1866 following the adoption of the first modern Romanian constitution, and this pattern was struck in 2012 to mark the sesquicentennial of that assembly. Patterns of this type — aluminium strikes in non-circulating weights — were produced by the National Bank as presentation pieces for institutional use, never intended for release into circulation. The aluminium composition distinguishes it immediately from the silver collector issues struck for the same anniversary.