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100 Lei Ion Creangă
| Issuer | National Bank of Moldova |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | At center, a portrait bust of the celebrated Moldovan author Ion Creangă is rendered in high relief, facing left. His life dates '1837–1889' are inscribed adjacent to the portrait. Along the right portion of the circumference, the inscription 'ION CREANGĂ' is engraved in upright block letters, identifying the subject of this commemorative issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ion Creangă, the 19th-century Moldavian storyteller and Orthodox deacon whose autobiographical prose and folk-tale retellings became foundational texts of Romanian literature, spent much of his adult life in a converted railway car outside Iași after being suspended from the priesthood. The 2012 issue marks the 175th anniversary of his birth — one of several National Bank of Moldova commemorative gold programs using this precise 7.8g/.999 specification that began appearing in the late 2000s as part of a broader cultural identity series.