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5000 Lei Bran Castle
| Issuer | National Bank of Romania |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a detailed panoramic view of Bran Castle (Castelul Bran), shown as a Gothic-medieval fortress with towers and battlements set against a stylized landscape, rendered in fine relief. The circumferential legend encircling the design reads 625 ANI DE LA INCEPEREA CONSTRUCTIEI CASTELUL BRAN 1378 2003, commemorating the 625th anniversary of the beginning of construction of Bran Castle. The years 1378 and 2003 flank the design, marking the historical span of the commemoration. The overall composition is executed in a high-relief engraving style befitting a proof gold commemorative issue. |
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Romania issued this coin during a period when the leu was in freefall — by 2003, cumulative post-communist inflation had so eroded the currency that 5,000 lei was worth less than fifteen U.S. cents in everyday transactions. The denomination was rendered absurd for circulation almost immediately; a full redenomination followed in 2005, cutting four zeros and replacing the leu at 10,000:1.
Bran Castle's association with Vlad the Impaler is largely a twentieth-century tourism construct with thin historical backing — Vlad likely visited briefly, if at all.