100 Lei Military communications

€81,382.00
IssuerRomania
Year2013
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value100 Lei
CurrencyFourth leu (2005-date)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight6.452 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
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Obverse descriptionMilitary signallers in World War I installing telegraph, radio and telephone lines on a battlefield – reproduction after a metope on the Monument dedicated to the Heroes of the Combat Engineering Corps, known as “the Lion”, in Bucharest; the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc; the coat of arms of Romania; the face value “100 LEI” and the year of issue “2013”.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringROMANIA 100 LEI 2013
Reverse descriptionA war telegraph carriage – a replica of a drawing by Sava Henția (1877); a military signaller in World War I reproduced after the statue on the Monument dedicated to the Heroes of the Combat Engineering Corps, known as “Lion”, in Bucharest; the inscriptions “1873” and “140 DE ANI”; on the outer ring, the inscription “TELECOMUNICATII MILITARE” in an arc.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTELECOMUNICATII MILITARE 1873 140 DE ANI
EdgeMilled
Mint
Mintage2013  - Proof - 250
Catalog ID6729429580
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