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  • 50 Bani 1997-2012, KM# 10, Moldova
  • 50 Bani 1997-2012, KM# 10, Moldova
Obverse

Coat of arms of Moldova and full name of the country.

The coat of arms of Moldova consists of an eagle holding a cross in its beak and a sceptre and an olive branch in its claws. According to Gheorghe Vrabie, the author of the coat of arms, the eagle symbolizes the Latin origin of the people.

The chest of the eagle is protected by a shield that bears the traditional arms of Moldavia: an aurochs' head with a star between its horns. It also contains two lozenges (the ears), a five-petaled flower and a moon in a crescent phase.

REPUBLICA MOLDOVA

Reverse

Denomination surrounded with stylized grape fruit, and year of issue below.

50
BANI
1997

Edge

50 Bani

KM# 10
Characteristics
Material Brass Clad Steel
Weight 3.1 g
Diameter 19 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
National Bank of Moldova

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