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10 Lei Jacques M. Elias
| Issuer | National Bank of Romania |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse lettering | ROMANIA 10 LEI 2023 |
| Reverse description | A facing portrait of Jacques M. Elias occupies the central field, rendered in fine proof relief. His facsimile signature appears beneath the portrait. The inscription JACQUES M. ELIAS is engraved in the field, identifying the subject of the commemorative issue. |
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Issued as part of Romania's ongoing commemorative silver program, this piece honors Jacques M. Elias, a prominent 19th-century Bucharest merchant and philanthropist whose estate funded what became one of Romania's earliest public museums. The Elias Hospital in Bucharest, still operating today, was built from the same bequest — a rare case of a single private fortune producing lasting civic infrastructure across two institutions.