50 Lei Vărzărești Monastery

Vărzărești Monastery, founded in the 18th century in the Nisporeni district, is one of the more obscure entries in Moldova's long commemorative coin program — a series the National Bank has used aggressively since independence to document Orthodox religious sites, many of which suffered severe damage or forced closure during Soviet anti-religious campaigns. The monastery was suppressed under Soviet rule and only restored to active monastic life after 1991.