#Exhibit of the Month

The National Bank of Moldova annually issues commemorative or anniversary coins dedicated to various historical events, prominent cultural and scientific figures, the promotion of heritage and cultural traditions, architectural monuments, the flora and fauna of the Republic of Moldova, etc. A significant place in the coin series of the Republic of Moldova is held by those reflecting key milestones in the formation and development of our country. These coins are the subject of this mini-exhibition:

1-2. 5 Years Since the Proclamation of the Independence of the Republic of Moldova, 100 lei, 1996, AR; W: 28.28 g; D: 38.61 mm; mintage: 1,000 pcs. FB-23252-1,2.
3. 10 Years Since the Proclamation of the Independence of the Republic of Moldova, 100 lei, 2001, AR; W: 31.1 g; D: 37 mm; mintage: 1,000 pcs. FB-24305.
4. 20 Years Since the Proclamation of the Independence of the Republic of Moldova, 100 lei, 2011, AR; W: 31.1 g; D: 37 mm; mintage: 1,000 pcs. FB-29968-3.
5-7. 30 Years Since the Proclamation of the Independence of the Republic of Moldova, set; 50 lei; 2023; AR; W: 20 g; D: 32 mm; mintage: 500 pcs. The coins bear the inscriptions: "A sacred freedom", "My heart is Moldova", "As long as we live on this earth". PMC-423-425.
8. 20 Years Since the Introduction of the National Currency in the Republic of Moldova, 100 lei, 2013, AR; W: 28.28 g; 40 x 28 mm; mintage: 2,000 pcs. FB-29968-2.
9. Anniversary of the National Currency, 50 lei, 2023; AR; W: 31.1 g; D: 37 mm; mintage: 500 pcs. FB-PMC-870.
10. 20 Years Since the Adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, 100 lei, 2014; AR; W: 13.0 g; D: 28 mm; mintage: 1,000 pcs. FB-29968-1.

Virtual Tour

Exhibitions

„Mine flowers from Maramureș, Romania”

September 19th – October 25th, 2013

On September 19th, 2013, on the occasion of the European Heritage Days, the National Museum of History of Moldova in collaboration with the Mineralogy Museum Baia Mare opened the exhibition „Mine flowers from Maramureș, Romania.

The exhibition presented for the first time to Republic of Moldova's public 120 splendid mineral samples from the collection of the Mineralogy Museum Baia Mare, the only regional museum with this profile in Romania and the holder of one of the biggest regional collections of minerals or „mine flowers" from Europe.

The mine flower represent a mineral sample cropped from underground, monomineral or formed of more minerals, having special esthetic qualities due to mineral/minerals crystals growing together, color, forms, exceptional sizes of some component crystals.

The mineral's beauty and size raised human interest from oldest times as the samples were extracted, brought to surface and preserved in private collections or exhibited in museums.

The big number of mineral sample found around Baia Mare town offers the region the right to be called the richest holder of such beauties in entire Romania, being well known internationally as well.

The exhibited minerals are of unique and fascinating beauty due to their forms, brightness or their opaque surface, spines and soft surfaces, unique color or rainbow showing up from within. These include varieties of quartz, calcite, rhodochrosite, marcasite, gypsum etc.