5 Lei 2013 - 140 years of military telecommunications

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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	Mlitary 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 “5 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	30.00 mm
Weight	15.5500 g
Material	Silver 0.9250
Mint	Romania - Bucharest
Edge Type	reeded
Catalog prices	No catalog prices set yet

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