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The great ruler Stephen the Great, outstanding army commander and diplomat, was also concerned during his life with the economic prosperity of the country, supporting the development of crafts, trade and fairs. During his reign, groși and half groși minted in the dinar system were issued, a monetary system introduced in Moldova during the last reign of Petru Aron (1455-1457).

The coins were minted from silver of superior title, those that reflect stability in the economic life of the country at that time. Their masterful execution at the Suceava mint is among the beautiful artistic achievements during the reign of Stephen the Great.

During his reign, two types of issues were minted, for the two denominations: groși and half groși.

Type I issues have a split shield on the obverse; in the first quarter appears a rose surmounted by a cross and three fascias, in the second quarter. For the epigraph issues (groși), the image is accompanied by the circular legend with the name of the issuer: + STEFANVS VOIEVODA. On the other side appears the bour's head with a star between the horns accompanied by the heraldic furniture - the rose and the contoured crescent, placed to the right and left of the bour's head; circular legend: MOLDAVIE COIN.

On type II coins in the shield on the obverse appears a patriarchal cross (double) and the legend STEFANVSVOIEVOD or abbreviated STEFANVSVOIE. On the reverse, as in type I, the bour's head with heraldic attributes is preserved: rose right/crescent left and crescent right/rose left. A star or rose appears between the ox's horns. The legend accompanying the face with the bour head is MONETAMOLDAVI or abbreviated MONETAMOLDA.

The dating of Stephen the Great's coins is still under discussion. According to one opinion, type I issues were minted between 1457-1476, and type II between 1480/1481-1505 (Octavian Iliescu), and another 1465/1467-1475/1476 for type I and 1476/1479-1497 for type II (Ernest Oberländer-Târnoveanu).

The coins in this showcase were discovered during the archaeological excavations at Orheiul Vechi (Trebujeni, Orhei district) in the 6th and 7th decades of the 20th century:

1. Type I money issues, groși, silver
2. Type II money issues, groși, silver
3. Type II coin issue, half groși, silver

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“In the World of Toys”

(December 16, 2010 - February 16, 2011)

The exhibition entitled “In the World of Toys” brings together over 300 objects dated from the 4th millennium B.C. to 2010, for the most part from private collections. The exhibits were selected by the criteria of exceptional state of conservation, intrinsic value, and uniqueness. The work in collaboration with the State University, Teleradio Moldova Studio, and collectors from the Republic of Moldova and Romania revealed extremely interesting items in terms of science, esthetics, and origin.

The history of toys evidently is as old as the history of human world. The oldest toys were made of materials found in nature, such as wood and clay. So, the exhibition presents an ensemble of figurative objects: rattles of the 4th millennium B.C. (National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova), anthropomorphic figurines dated from the 4th century B.C. (Museum of Antiquities of the State University of Moldova), zoomorphic figurines and miniature vessels of the 9th-10th centuries A.D. (National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova). The exhibition is continued with wooden toys (Ion Podaru’s collection), ceramic whistles (Iurie Caminschi’s collection), wooden pipes (Grigore Posternac’s collection), dolls of straw and corn husk (collections of Natalia Cangea and Vera Muzlaeva).


Another category of toys, which gives a shade of elegance to the exhibition, consists of dolls of papier-mâché and porcelain made in France, Germany and USA. Of particular interest is a doll of papier-mâché and porcelain made in France in 1860 (Mihai Ciocanu’s collection). The exhibition also includes dolls made of porcelain in 1920, 1960-90 (Galina Kharzhevskaya’s collection).

The next part of the exhibition brings together plastic, celluloid, and rubber dolls made in Germany (1960-1990) and USSR (1950-1990). The most interesting are toys produced by the Durlesti Dolls Factory, the only enterprise of this kind in the territory of the Republic of Moldova during 1960-1990.



A special group of exhibits consists of the toys for boys: tin soldiers (Emma Azina’s collection), toy cars (collections of Sergiu Gutu and Iurie Revenco), and toy trains (Victor Tocmacov’s collection).



On display there are also puppets of the Prichindel TV Puppet-show and the Guguta Municipal Puppet-show. The exhibition is complemented with works of the Origami Center Moldova, illustrated postcards and photographs from the collections of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova, the Nina Djos’s collection of dolls in national costumes, and teddy bears (Tatiana Sukhoparenko’s collection).

The exhibition ends with a group of contemporary toys, such as the dolls of Cleopatra (Valentina Anton’s collection), Bratz, and Barbie, the Disney characters. The exhibition will be open to the public from December 16, 2010 to February 16, 2011.


 




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Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Bessarabia and MASSR between the Two World Wars
Bessarabia and Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in the Period between the Two World Wars
Revival of National Movement
Time of Reforms and their Consequences
Abolition of Autonomy. Bessarabia – a New Tsarist Colony
Period of Relative Autonomy of Bessarabia within the Russian Empire
Phanariot Regime
Golden Age of the Romanian Culture
Struggle for Maintaining of Independence of Moldova
Formation of Independent Medieval State of Moldova
Era of the
Great Nomad Migrations
Early Middle Ages
Iron Age and Antiquity
Bronze Age
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#Exhibit of the Month

The great ruler Stephen the Great, outstanding army commander and diplomat, was also concerned during his life with the economic prosperity of the country, supporting the development of crafts, trade and fairs. During his reign, groși and half groși minted in the dinar system were issued, a monetary system introduced in Moldova during the last reign of Petru Aron (1455-1457)...

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2024 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2024 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC