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10 Lei Toma Caragiu
| Issuer | National Bank of Romania |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Fourth leu (2005-date) |
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| Reverse description | A right-facing portrait effigy of the celebrated Romanian actor Toma Caragiu dominates the central field, accompanied by his name TOMA CARAGIU rendered in bold lettering. His birth and death years 1925 and 1977 are inscribed below the portrait, commemorating his life and artistic legacy. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Toma Caragiu died in the Bucharest earthquake of March 4, 1977 — a 7.2-magnitude event that killed over 1,500 people and collapsed the apartment block where he was sleeping. He was 47 and at the height of his career, widely considered the finest comic actor in Romanian theater and film. The National Bank has issued commemorative silver pieces honoring cultural figures at irregular intervals for decades; Caragiu has been a recurring subject of public campaigns pushing for exactly this kind of official recognition.