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10 Lei Snagov Monastery
| Issuer | National Bank of Romania |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Currency | Fourth leu (2005-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ROMANIA 10 LEI 2007 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed architectural rendering of Snagov Monastery, depicting the church facade with its characteristic Wallachian Brâncovenesc-style arched galleries, multiple domes surmounted by Orthodox crosses, and ornate stonework. The monastery is shown in three-quarter perspective, occupying the lower and central field. To the upper right, a portrait bust of a bearded male figure — likely Vlad the Impaler, traditionally associated with Snagov — is rendered in high relief. The inscription 'MANASTIREA' appears along the left arc and 'SNAGOV' along the lower right arc, completing the legend. |
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Snagov Monastery sits on a small island in Snagov Lake north of Bucharest, and has been linked since the 19th century to the burial site of Vlad III — Vlad the Impaler — though excavations in 1933 found only animal bones beneath the supposed grave marker inside the church. The Romanian state has never officially resolved the question.
This is one of several silver commemoratives the National Bank issued through the mid-2000s documenting Orthodox monastic architecture, a program that accelerated notably after Romania's EU accession negotiations brought renewed institutional interest in cultural heritage documentation.