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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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„History of a coin”  

January 30 – September 8, 2014
The exhibition History of a coin (monetary circulation in Moldova from oldest times until the present), organized by the National Museum of History of Moldova and the Club of Collectors from Chișinău municipality, is a novel exhibition with a special design that will introduce the public into a miraculous and captivating world of numismatics...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“National Museum of History of Moldova: A Brief Illustrated History” 

December 20, 2013 – January 10, 2014
Exhibition "National Museum of History of Moldova: A Brief Illustrated History" falls into a series of actions commemorating the 30th anniversary of the institution. It outlines the evolution of the National Museum of History of Moldova since its foundation in 1983 until the present....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
„20 years of Moldovan Leu ” 

November 29th, 2013 - January 10th, 2014
There are 20 years on November 29th, 2013 since the introduction intro circulation of the national coin of Republic of Moldova. The Exhibition organized by the National Museum of History of Moldova in collaboration with the National Bank of Moldova has the aim to commemorate this event and familiarize the large public with the history of introduction of Moldovan Leu....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
„Military Tradition and Culture” 

11 to 17 November 2013
The exhibition was organized within the Project „Military Tradition and Culture" by the „Ştefan cel Mare" Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This exhibition marked the victory of Stephen the Great at the Battle of Catlabuga that took place on November 16, 1485....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
„Chișinău – Archaeological Evidence of Our Millennial History” 

October 14th - December 14th, 2013
Chișinău with its historical center is the only city protected by the state in Republic of Moldova. Fist mentioned in 1436, Chișinău was founded in the area of Măzărache Hill and enlarged afterwards to include Buicani, Vovințeni and other neighboring estates. Being a market-town from the middle of 17th century, Chișinău is a typical medieval and pre-modern Moldovan town situated along the big international commercial road connecting the centers from Lower Danube and Black Sea with the towns from Central and Northern (Hanseatic) Europe....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
„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. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“A.V. Shchusev: Life Devoted to Architecture” 

September 4 – October 9, 2013
On September 4, at the National Museum of History of Moldova it was opened the exhibition "A.V. Shchusev: Life Devoted to Architecture", an event dedicated to the celebration of the 140th anniversary of the birth of talented architect A.V. Shchusev born in Chisinau in a family of intellectuals. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
„Archaeology in the Republic of Moldova for 22 Years” 

August 27 – September 16, 2013
On the Independence Day of the Republic of Moldova, 27 August 2013 the National Museum of History of Moldova opened the exhibition „Archaeology in the Republic of Moldova for 22 Years"....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Traveling exhibition dedicated to Count MIKLÓS Bánffy (1873 Cluj - 1950 Budapest), Hungarian writer, illustrator, designer, diplomat and politician 

18 - 26 June 2013
The exhibition opened at the National Museum of History of Moldova by the Hungarian Embassy to the Republic of Moldova was organized by the National Theatre Museum and Institute from Budapest on the basis of materials gathered from 18 museums and archives of Hungary and Romania. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Silverware in the Secular and Religious Environment (18th – 20th Centuries)" 

June 17 – September 16, 2013
On the June 17th, 2013, at the National Museum of History of Moldova there was opened a new exhibition Silverware in the Secular and Religious Environment (18th – 20th Centuries)...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“Guguta Travels the World” 

May 29 – June 13, 2013
The 3rd International Origami Exhibition was opened on 29 May 2013 under the title “Guguta Travels the World”....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“Weapons and Military Equipment – an Evolution throughout Centuries” 

May 18, 2013 - May 18, 2025
The National Museum of the History of Moldova possesses 4,000 pieces of weapons and military equipment of historical, technical and artistic value. The collection, created in the second half of the 20th century on the basis of archaeological finds, donations and acquisitions, covers a wide range of types of weapons from ancient times to the present day...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
„Memory Captured in Postcards” 

April 6 - May 20, 2013
In the upstairs hall of the National Museum of History of Moldova there was open a temporary exhibition Memory Captured in Postcards dedicated to the International Day for Monuments and Sites that is celebrating annually on 18 April....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Latvian Path to Independence" 

February 22 - March 12, 2013
  Between February 22 to March 12, 2013, the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova hosts the exhibition "Latvian Path to Independence" organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Moldova. The exhibition was created by the famous Latvian photographer Ilmārs Znotiņš in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"When Sweden was ruled from Moldova" 

1 - 20 February 2013
On February 1, 2013, in the upstairs hall of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova there was opened the exhibition „When Sweden was ruled from Moldova" designed and built by the Royal Armory (Stockholm) and the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova. Curators of the exhibition: Dr. Per Sandin and Dr. hab. Elena Ploșnița....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Christmas Nostalgia" 

December 24, 2012 – January 28, 2013
On the eve of winter holidays, the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova suggests the visitors a temporary exhibition based on its collection, which is entitled Christmas Nostalgia. It brings together over 300 museum pieces: Christmas balls, decorations, and illustrated postcards collected as a result of collaboration between the host institution and the collectors Andrei and Larisa Vacaruc and painter Iurie Caminschi....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Herta Müller: The Vicious Circle of Words" / "Herta Müller: Teufelskreis Der der Wörter" 

The German Cultural Centre Akzente in Chisinau, and the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova inaugurated on Thursday, December 6, 2012 the exhibition "Herta Müller: The Vicious Circle of Words". Life and work of Romanian born German author, holder of the Nobel Prize, is the focus of this multimedia exhibition made ​​by Geothe-Institut in partnership with Literaturhaus Berlin....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Historical Monuments in Pictures"  

November 21, 2012 - December 5, 2012
National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova invites the public to visit the temporary exhibition entitled "Historical Monuments in Pictures". The main museum pieces presented in the exhibition are illustrated postcards "accompanied" by a mini-collection of clocks, symbolizing the time, which erases... but also preserves....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"13 Years of Stalinism. Moldavian SSR in 1940-1953" 

6 – 18 November 2012
The exhibition was organized by the Institute of History, State and Law of ASM and the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova under the auspices of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Author: Valeriu Pasat, corresponding member of ASM....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

 

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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)...

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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