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100 Lei 'Description of Moldova'
| Issuer | National Bank of Moldova |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a half-length portrait of Dimitrie Cantemir alongside an open book, commemorating his landmark work on Moldovan history. The upper arc bears the Latin inscription 'Descriptio antiqui et hodierni status Moldaviae' followed by '300 de ani', referencing the 300th anniversary of the work's composition. Along the circumference, a feather quill is depicted together with the legend '1716 • Dimitrie Cantemir • DESCRIEREA MOLDOVEI', integrating both Latin and Romanian scripts in tribute to the scholar-prince. |
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Issued as part of Moldova's ongoing commemorative program celebrating national geography and culture, this piece belongs to a series the National Bank initiated to document the country's distinct regions — a project that gained particular institutional momentum after Moldova's post-Soviet numismatic infrastructure matured in the early 2000s. The series draws on cartographic and ethnographic sources rather than political imagery, an unusual editorial choice for a state mint program.