Added by | Stanciu Andreea |
Images copyright | National Bank of Romania |
General Description | Set of three collector coins dedicated to 140 years since the establishment of military communications. Issue date: 01/07/2013 |
Obv. Description | Military signallers in World War I installing telegraph, radio and telephone lines on a battlefield – reproduction after a metope on the Monument dedicated to the Heroes of the Combat Engineering Corps, known as “the Lion”, in Bucharest; the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc; the coat of arms of Romania; the face value “100 LEI” and the year of issue “2013”. |
Rev. Description | A war telegraph carriage – a replica of a drawing by Sava Henția (1877); a military signaller in World War I reproduced after the statue on the Monument dedicated to the Heroes of the Combat Engineering Corps, known as “Lion”, in Bucharest; the inscriptions “1873” and “140 DE ANI”; on the outer ring, the inscription “TELECOMUNICATII MILITARE” in an arc. |
Mintage Proof | 250 |
Diameter | 21.00 mm |
Weight | 6.4520 g |
Material | Gold 0.999 |
Mint | Romania - Bucharest |
Edge Type | reeded |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |