Coins from Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, with the capital city Chișinău, is a country situated in Eastern Europe, bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. Most of the Moldovan territory was a part of the Principality of Moldavia from the 14th century, but as a distinct territory from the rest of Moldova the history begins in 1812, when by the Treaty of Bucharest, the region between Prut and Nistru rivers (called Bessarabia) was ceded to the Russian Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The history of modern Republic of Moldova as an independent state starts 106 years later, in 1918 when Bessarabia briefly became autonomous and then the independent Moldavian Democratic Republic, until it was integrated into Romania in 1918 following a vote of its assembly. In 1940, as a consequence of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Romania was compelled to cede Bessarabia to the Soviet Union, leading to the creation of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (Moldavian SSR), which included the greater part of Bessarabia and the westernmost strip from Ukrainian SSR (currently the autonomous region of Transnistria where a separatist government has de facto control over that area). On 27 August 1991, as the dissolution of the Soviet Union was under way, the Moldavian SSR declared independence and took the name Moldova. The national currency (Moldovan Leu - MDL) was first introduced in circulation on the 29th of November 1993. All the coins depict the national Coat of Arms on the obverse side.
Wikidata: Q217
See also: Transnistria, Moldavia and Wallachia, Soviet Union
Leu (1993-date)
100 Bani = 1 Leu
5 Lei 2018-2020
Bimetallic: nickel plated steel centre in brass plated steel ring • 7.1 g • ⌀ 24.4 mm
KM# 155, N# 135486
10 Lei (Wild cat) 2001
Non-circulating coin: RED BOOK of REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA – Wild cat
Silver (.925) • 13.5 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 12, N# 89295
10 Lei (Green woodpecker) 2001
Non-circulating coin: RED BOOK of REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA – Green woodpecker
Silver (.925) • 13.5 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 13, N# 89294
10 Lei (European mink) 2003
Non-circulating coin: RED BOOK of REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA – European mink
Silver (.925) • 13.5 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 19, N# 89296
10 Lei (Black stork) 2003
Non-circulating coin: RED BOOK of REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA – Black stork
Silver (.925) • 13.5 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 20, N# 89297
10 Lei (Wine Holiday) 2003
Non-circulating coin: Wine Holiday
Nickel plated brass • 25 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 25, N# 68890
10 Lei (Wood marten) 2004
Non-circulating coin: RED BOOK of REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA – Wood marten
Silver (.925) • 13.5 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 22, N# 89324
10 Lei (Women Chess Championship) 2005
Non-circulating coin: Women Chess Championship
Nickel plated brass • 25 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 29, N# 82265
10 Lei (Imperial eagle) 2005
Non-circulating coin: RED BOOK of REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA – Imperial eagle
Silver (.925) • 13.5 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 30, N# 89328
10 Lei (Bustard) 2006
Non-circulating coin: RED BOOK of REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA – Bustard
Silver (.925) • 13.5 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 33, N# 89329
10 Lei (Common gopher) 2007
Non-circulating coin: RED BOOK of REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA – Common gopher
Silver (.925) • 13.5 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 38, N# 89348
10 Lei (White water lily) 2008
Non-circulating coin: RED BOOK of REPUBLIC of MOLDOVA – White water lily
Silver (.925) • 13.5 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 43, N# 89350
10 Lei (25 years of national currency) 2018
Circulating commemorative coin: 25 years of national currency
Bimetallic: brass plated steel centre in nickel plated steel ring • 7.65 g • ⌀ 25.3 mm
KM# 157, N# 154191
10 Lei 2018-2020
Bimetallic: brass plated steel centre in nickel plated steel ring • 7.65 g • ⌀ 25.3 mm
KM# 156, N# 135488
10 Lei (30 years of state language and latin writing) 2019
Circulating commemorative coin: 30 years from the adoption of laws about the state language and latin writing
Bimetallic: brass plated steel centre in nickel plated steel ring • 7.65 g • ⌀ 25.3 mm
KM# 171, N# 176619
10 Lei (30 years since the adoption of the State flag) 2020
Circulating commemorative coin: 30 years since the adoption of the State flag
Bimetallic: brass plated steel centre in nickel plated steel ring • 7.65 g • ⌀ 25.3 mm
KM# 186, N# 206077
10 Lei (National Bank of Moldova) 2021
Circulating commemorative coin: 30th Anniversary of the National Bank of Moldova
Bimetallic: brass plated steel centre in nickel plated steel ring • 7.65 g • ⌀ 25.3 mm
KM# 196, N# 296733
20 Lei ("Assumption of the Virgin" Church from Căuşeni) 2009
Non-circulating coin: „Assumption of the Virgin” Church from Căuşeni
Silver (.925) • 8 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 47, N# 88317
20 Lei (Fat-Frumos & Ileana Cosanzeana) 2019
Non-circulating coin: Childhood Fairy Tales – Fat-Frumos & Ileana Cosanzeana
Silver plated tombac • 20 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 172, N# 191022
20 Lei (The Goat with Three Kids) 2019
Non-circulating coin: Childhood Fairy Tales – The goat and the three kids
Silver plated tombac • 20 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 173, N# 191014
20 Lei (The Bag With Two Coins) 2020
Non-circulating coin: Childhood Fairy Tales – The bag with two coins
Silver plated tombac • 20 g • ⌀ 35 mm
KM# 187, N# 250455
20 Lei (Childhood Memories) 2022
Non-circulating coin: Childhood Fairy Tales – Childhood Memories - fairy tale
Silver plated tombac • 20.0 g • ⌀ 35 mm
N# 350391
50 Lei (Călărăşăuca Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Călărăşăuca
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 76, N# 84012
50 Lei (Căpriana Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Căpriana
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 77, N# 89239
50 Lei (Condriţa Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Condriţa
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 78, N# 89224
50 Lei (Curchi Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Curchi
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 79, N# 89232
50 Lei (Cuşilăuca Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Cuşilăuca
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 80, N# 89225
50 Lei (Dobruşa Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Dobruşa
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 81, N# 89228
50 Lei (Frumoasa Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Frumoasa
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 82, N# 89222
50 Lei (Hîncu Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Hîncu
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 83, N# 89218
50 Lei (Hîrbovăţ Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Hîrbovăţ
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 84, N# 89238
50 Lei (Hîrjauca Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Hîrjauca
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 85, N# 89236
50 Lei (Hirova Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Hirova
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 86, N# 89223
50 Lei (Japca Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Japca
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 87, N# 89235
50 Lei (Noul Neamţ Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Noul Neamţ
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 88, N# 89221
50 Lei (Răciula Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Răciula
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 89, N# 89220
50 Lei (Rudi Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Rudi
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 90, N# 89234
50 Lei (Saharna Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Saharna
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 91, N# 89229
50 Lei (Suruceni Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Suruceni
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 92, N# 89227
50 Lei (Tabăra Monastery) 2000
Non-circulating coin: Monasteries of Moldova – Monastery Tabăra
Silver (.925) • 16.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 93, N# 89230
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