TO CELEBRATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATISTICS OFFICE BNR releases an anniversary coin

Ana Săbiescu

Starting today, July 15th 2009, the National Bank of Romania will issue, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Statistics Office by Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza.

The silver coin will have a face value of 10 lei and a weight of 31.103 grams.

The obverse will feature the logo of the International Statistics Institute on the upper side, and a graphic composition which suggests the history of statistics activity in Romania, superposed by Romania"s coat-of-arms, with the lower part featuring the inscription "ROMANIA", the year of issue - 2009 and the face value - 10 lei.

The reverse will feature in the upper part, the image of the princely decree establishing the Central Office for Administrative Statistics, framed by the portraits of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the Prince who signed the act, and the economist Dionisie Pop Marţian, the first director of the Office; in the lower part, the inscription "150 DE ANI DE LA INFIINTAREA OFICIULUI DE STATISTICA" (150 years since the establishment of the Statistics Office) and the year of its establishment - 1859.

Each coin is embedded in a transparent plastic capsule and is accompanied by a leaflet featuring an overview of the numismatic issue in Romanian, English and French. The leaflet comes with a certificate of authenticity bearing the signatures of both the Governor and the Head Cashier of the National Bank of Romania. The coins will be displayed in appropriate cases having the NBR logo - BNR - inscribed on the lid, with silver foil.

The coins will be displayed in appropriate cases having the NBR logo - BNR - inscribed on the lid, with silver foil.

The coins will be available for purchase at the branches of the NBR of Bucharest, Cluj, Iaşi and Timiş.