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10 Lei Gheorghe Șincai
| Issuer | National Bank of Romania |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 10 Lei |
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| Obverse description | At center, a historical engraving of the city of Blaj depicting the Greek-Catholic Cathedral and a portion of the adjacent public school building, rendered in fine detail within the coin's field. Surrounding the central vignette, the legend "ROMANIA" is inscribed in an arc along the upper periphery. The national coat of arms of Romania appears prominently, accompanied by the face value "10 LEI" and the year of issue "2024" positioned within the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ROMANIA 10 LEI 2024 (Translation: ROMANIA 10 LEI 2024) |
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Gheorghe Șincai spent years compiling his monumental chronicle of Romanian history, *Hronica românilor*, yet never saw it published in his lifetime — the manuscript circulated in handwritten copies after Austrian authorities suppressed it, and Șincai died in 1816 still unable to secure its release. He was also briefly imprisoned by the Greek Catholic church hierarchy, a consequence of his relentless advocacy for Transylvanian Romanian rights under Habsburg rule. The National Bank of Romania has issued a number of .999 silver commemoratives in this weight class honoring figures of the Transylvanian School, of which Șincai is among the most politically charged.