Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
50 Lei 'St. George the Great-Martyr' church from Chișinău
| Issuer | National Bank of Moldova |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 50 Lei |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The central field depicts a detailed rendering of the Church of St. George the Great-Martyr (Sfântul Mare Mucenic Gheorghe) located in Chișinău, shown in architectural elevation with characteristic Orthodox ecclesiastical features. The inscription 'BISERICA SFÂNTUL MARE MUCENIC GHEORGHE DIN CHIȘINĂU' is engraved in the exergue, flanked by decorative dots. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
This issue belongs to Moldova's ongoing commemorative church series, which has documented Orthodox religious architecture across the country since the early 2000s. The St. George the Great-Martyr church in Chișinău traces its congregation to the nineteenth century, though the current structure's history intersects with the Soviet period, during which religious property across the Moldavian SSR was confiscated, repurposed, or demolished outright. Survival of parish communities through that era was uneven and largely dependent on local administrative tolerance.
KM#182 was struck at a reported mintage typical of Moldovan silver commemoratives — generally under 500 pieces — making secondary-market appearances infrequent.