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10 Lei National currency
| Issuer | National Bank of Moldova |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the denomination '10 LEI' and the date '2018' prominently in the central field. A ring of 25 stars encircles the design along the periphery, each star representing one year since the introduction of the Moldovan national currency. In the upper exergue, the monogram 'R/M' — an abbreviation for Republica Moldova — is rendered as a latent image, alternately visible when the coin is tilted left or right. A microprint security element bearing the repeated legend 'NBM' (Banca Națională a Moldovei) is applied across the coin's surface. |
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Moldova's bimetallic 10 Lei was introduced as part of a broader coinage modernization effort following years in which the highest-denomination circulating coin had become functionally obsolete against persistent inflation. The National Bank phased in higher-value coins to reduce pressure on the banknote supply — a chronic logistical burden in a country where low-denomination paper wore out rapidly in everyday commerce.
KM#157 is the later type, distinguished from earlier 10 Lei issues by its brass-plated steel centre rather than actual brass — a cost-reduction adopted by numerous post-Soviet states around this period as raw material prices climbed.