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100 Lei Union of Basarabia with Romania
| Issuer | National Bank of Moldova |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of the Republic of Moldova — an eagle displayed, holding an olive branch and a sceptre in its talons, with a shield on its breast bearing the traditional Moldovan symbols of the aurochs head, rose, crescent, and star. The date 2018 appears in the upper field above the arms. The legend REPUBLICA to the left and MOLDOVA to the right arc vertically along the inner rim. The denomination 100 LEI is inscribed in the lower field beneath a horizontal line, separated from the central device. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The union being commemorated here occurred on March 27, 1918, when the Sfatul Țării — the legislative assembly of the Moldavian Democratic Republic — voted 86 to 3 to unite Basarabia with Romania, ending a roughly century-long period of Russian imperial control over the territory. The vote came during the chaos of the Russian Revolution, with Bolshevik forces already pressing at the borders.
That Moldova now issues coins marking this event is itself politically charged — the Romanian identity of Basarabia remains contested domestic ground in Chișinău to this day.