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50 Lei Frumoasa Monastery
| Issuer | National Bank of Moldova |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Value | 50 Lei |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of the Republic of Moldova, depicting a displayed eagle holding an olive branch in its dexter talon and a sceptre in its sinister talon; the eagle's breast bears a shield charged with an aurochs head, a star, a crescent, and a rose. The legend REPUBLICA MOLDOVA arcs along the left periphery, with the date 2000 inscribed at the top of the field. The denomination 50 LEI is prominently rendered in large characters at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the 500th anniversary of Frumoasa Monastery, this coin appeared during a period when Moldova was leaning heavily on commemorative silver programs as a source of hard currency — the national economy in 2000 was still contracting following the severe financial crisis of 1998–1999 that had hammered the leu alongside the Russian ruble collapse. Frumoasa Monastery itself, located in the Ialoveni district, traces its founding to the reign of Moldavian prince Ștefan cel Mare, whose patronage of Orthodox ecclesiastical architecture across the principality remains one of the most documented building campaigns in medieval Romanian history.