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500 Lei Transilvania
| Issuer | Romania |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device features a double-headed eagle displayed, with a radiant sun with a human face to the left and a crescent moon to the right, referencing the traditional heraldic symbols of Transylvania. Below the eagle, the legend TRANSILVANIA appears in large bold Latin capital letters across the field. The lower portion of the square flan displays seven towers arranged in two rows, alluding to the historic coat of arms of Transylvania representing its seven fortified Saxon cities. The date 2025 is inscribed at the bottom, flanking the central tower motifs, with decorative interlocking border elements framing the entire composition along the square edge. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued as part of Romania's ongoing historical regions commemorative series, this piece honors Transilvania — a territory whose complex medieval and early modern history passed through Hungarian, Habsburg, and eventually Romanian administration before the 1918 union formalized following the collapse of Austria-Hungary. The silver-plated copper-nickel format places it firmly in the collector-circulation hybrid category Romania has favored for regional issues at this denomination since the mid-2000s.