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50 Lei Miron Costin
| Issuer | National Bank of Moldova |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Leu (1993-date) |
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| Obverse description | The Moldovan state coat of arms occupies the upper field, depicting a displayed eagle bearing a shield charged with the traditional symbols of Moldova — an aurochs head, star, crescent, and rose — and holding an olive branch and a sceptre in its talons. A horizontal line divides the field, separating the arms above from the denomination below. The date '2003' is inscribed at the top of the coin, flanked by ornamental dashes, while the legend 'REPUBLICA' runs along the left arc and 'MOLDOVA' along the right arc. The denomination '50 LEI' appears in large, bold characters in the lower segment of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter facing portrait bust of Miron Costin, the 17th-century Moldavian chronicler and poet, dominates the centre of the field, rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished background. He is depicted wearing a tall traditional fur-trimmed boyar hat with a feather ornament, and a long flowing beard, conveying his historical stature and scholarly dignity. To the upper right, an inkwell with a quill pen and a stack of books with a scroll are depicted, symbolic of his literary and historiographic legacy. His birth and death years, '1633' and '1691', are inscribed in Gothic-style numerals to the left of the portrait, separated by a horizontal rule. The legend 'MIRON COSTIN', flanked by decorative diamond-shaped stops, curves along the lower periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1633 1691 MIRON COSTIN |
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