50 Bani Aurel Vlaicu

€17,089.00
IssuerRomania
Year2010-2016
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value50 Bani
CurrencyFourth leu (2005-date)
CompositionNickel brass (Copper 80%, Zinc 15%, Nickel 5%)
Weight6.1 g
Dimensions23.75 mm
Thickness1.9 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#259, Schön#286
Obverse descriptionSeveral items in descending order: year of issue “2010”, face value “50 BANI”, Romania’s coat of arms and the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc of a circle; on a horizontally lined background, the face value of the coin “50” reproduced by means of larger-sized characters.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering2010 50 BANI ROMANIA
Reverse descriptionOn the left, on a vertically lined background, the inscription “AUREL VLAICU” in an arc of a circle and year “1910”, when Aurel Vlaicu made his first flight by an aircraft of his own design, and his portrait on the right; below, a depiction of “Vlaicu I” aeroplane and the years of Aurel Vlaicu’s birth and death, “1882” and “1913”.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAUREL VLAICU 1910 1882 1913
EdgeType A: ROMANIA readable with holding the obverse up
Mint
Mintage2010  - - 1 000 000
2010  - Proof in capsule - Coin alignment ↑↓ - 5 000
2011  - Mint Set - 1 000
2012  - Mint Set - 1 000
2013  - Mint Set - 1 000
2014  - Mint Set - 500
2015  - Mint Set - 250
2016  - Mint Set - 250
Catalog ID5388113280
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