The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) puts into circulation a coin with the face value of MDL 10 on the occasion of the National Flag Day that is marked in the Republic of Moldova on April 27, IPN reports.

In a press release, the NBM says the coin is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the tricolor and completes, as a whole, the series of circulating commemorative coins, which includes two more coins of this type.

The new coin is made of steel, plated with nickel and brass, conferring a bimetallic appearance: silver and gold, and will have a circulation of 250,000 copies.

The obverse of the coin has in the foreground the stylized image of the hoisted tricolor, in which the national coat of arms of the Republic of Moldova is framed, and there is an inscription on the circumference: "30 YEARS OF THE ADOPTION OF THE TRICOLOUR OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA".

On the reverse of the coin, 30 stars symbolizing 30 years of the adoption of the tricolor are engraved in a circle, the face value “10 LEI” (Eng. MDL 10) is placed in the center and the year of issue “2020” – on the top.
 

The coin has the monogram from the letters “R” and “M”, which represents the acronym of the state – Republic of Moldova, in latent image. It will circulate in parallel with the MDL 10 banknote and the metallic coin with the same face value, including the commemorative coins issued in 2018 and 2019.

The first coin was issued by the NBM in 2018, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the national currency in the Republic of Moldova, and the second - in 2019 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the laws on the official language and the Latin script.