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At center, the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Moldova is displayed in the field. The date of issue '2010' appears in the upper portion of the coin, while the denomination '50 LEI' is inscribed along the lower portion. The legend 'REPUBLICA MOLDOVA' runs along the coin's circumference in block capitals. |
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At center, a portrait of the celebrated soprano Maria Cebotari is depicted in profile relief. The inscription 'MARIA CEBOTARI' is engraved in block capitals along the upper portion of the coin, while the commemorative legend '100 ANI DE LA NAŞTERE' appears in block capitals along the lower portion, marking the centenary of her birth. The years '1910' and '1949', denoting her birth and death respectively, are arranged in two rows to the right of the portrait. |
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Maria Cebotari, born in Chișinău in 1910, became one of the most celebrated dramatic sopranos of the 1930s and 40s, performing lead roles at the Berlin State Opera and the Vienna State Opera before her death from cancer in 1949 at age 39. Richard Strauss personally cast her in the world premiere of his opera Der schweigsame Frau in 1935 — a production the Nazis almost cancelled because the librettist Stefan Zweig was Jewish.
This coin marks the centenary of her birth. Moldova has issued relatively few silver commemoratives, and the Cebotari issue targets a niche of opera collectors well outside the usual national audience.