Medal - Iuliu Maniu

€340,057.00
LocationRomania
Year1967
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter98.6 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
PeriodSocialist Republic (1965-1989)
NoticeDémètre Anastase
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionBust of former Romanian prime minister Iuliu Maniu facing left. Pyramid behind.
Obverse letteringEI QVI PACEM LIBERTATEM PATRIAMQUE DILEXIT · ≑ 1873 IVLIV MANIV IN CAPTIVITATE MORTVVS EST · 1952 ANASTASE
(Translation: He loves peace, liberty, and his country. Died in captivity, 1952.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionEagle facing right, looking left, with chain around neck and claws, tied to a round medallion with a hammer, sickle, and five-pointed star. Stylised mountains and the contour of the Romanian borders in the background.
Reverse letteringROMANIA IN VINCOLI 1948
(Translation: Romania in chains.)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
MintageND (1967)  - -
Catalog ID4597955510
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