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50 Lei Saharna Monastery
| Issuer | National Bank of Moldova |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#91 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An aerial perspective view of the Saharna Monastery complex is rendered in fine detail across the central field, depicting multiple Orthodox church buildings with onion domes surmounted by crosses, interconnected enclosure walls, and auxiliary structures set within the monastery grounds. The architectural rendering conveys the ensemble's traditional Orthodox ecclesiastical character with meticulous engraving. The legend MĂNĂSTIREA SAHARNA arcs along the upper periphery in bold raised lettering, filling the upper third of the coin's border. |
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Issued to mark the 550th anniversary of Saharna Monastery, a Orthodox hermitage built into the limestone cliffs above the Dniester River in northern Moldova. The monastery's founding is traditionally linked to the monk Domentian, though documentation from the 15th century is fragmentary at best. Moldova's commemorative silver program of this period was notably aggressive — the National Bank issued dozens of collector pieces through the late 1990s and early 2000s targeting the diaspora market, and most saw negligible domestic circulation.