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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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„ORIGAMI – MY LAND” 

May 24 – June 7, 2011
The jubilee exhibition was organized by the Origami Moldova Center in collaboration with the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova (coordinator: Public Relations Department) on the occasion of International Children's Day....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"A mapping of old estates" 

May 18th - July 15, 2011
The exhibition is organized on the occasion of the 195th anniversary from the time of creation of the Bessarabian Topographic Commission headed by Colonel S.I. Kornilovich (1816) and covers the chronological period from the late 18th century to the first half of the 19th century. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Symbol of Dignity" 

April 27 - May 10, 2011
"Symbol of Dignity" is a documentary photo exhibition opened Wednesday, April 27, at the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova on the occasion of the Day of State Flag, the main official symbol of sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
„Chisinau: History in pictures” 

March 31 – April 15, 2011
The exhibition "Chisinau. History in pictures" based on photographs by Iurie Raileanu was organized by the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova in collaboration with the National Archives of the Republic of Moldova with the support of the Municipality of Chisinau....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
„Imagination, Fantasy, Creativity” 

March 24 – April 10, 2011
The exhibition of works made in mixed art techniques brings together pastel artworks, batik, and three-dimensional textile compositions in avant-garde style made by disciples of Art Studio „Kwantis" ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Exhibition of Ikebana Arrangements 

(March 10-14, 2011)
The exhibition included 24 flower arrangements in the free style and the styles of Moribana, Rikka Shimputai, and Shoka Shofutai as well as a collection of Japanese dolls. It represented a celebration of flowers and spring, combining art with tradition....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“Andrei D. Sakharov: Alarm and Hope” 

(February 16 – March 6, 2011)
The exhibition honors the legacy of Andrei Sakharov, a Russian physicist, Nobel Peace Prize winner. Andrei Sakharov was one of the most prominent human rights activists in USSR and an outstanding thinker of the world. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“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....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“The Universe of Calendars” 

(November 25, 2010 – January 31, 2011)
 A temporary exhibition “The Universe of Calendars” represents a calendar as a kind of publication through exhibiting two types of calendars: calendars in book form and wall calendars...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
''Early Cattle-breeders’ Communities in the Prut-Dniester Area (Aeneolithic – Iron Age)'' 

(October 14, 2010 – October 14, 2011)
The exhibition presents to the public for the first time the collection of archaeological items discovered in burial mounds belonged to the early cattle-breeders’ communities which came to this area from the east in the 2nd half of the 5th millennium B.C. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“Pious and Hardworking People…” (German Colonists in Bessarabia) 

October 12 – December 1, 2010
The thematic exhibition “Pious and Hardworking People…” (German Colonists in Bessarabia) is organized by Moldova-Institut Leipzig and National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova in collaboration with National Archives of the Republic of Moldova and National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History and sponsored by the German Embassy in the Republic of Moldov...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“September 1939. The Dismemberment of Poland” 

(September 28 – October 15, 2010)
On September 28, 2010 the Embassy of Poland in Chisinau has opened a photo exhibition “September 1939. The Dismemberment of Poland”. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“Incarcerated Destinies” 

(July 6 – October 3, 2010)
The exhibition “Incarcerated Destinies” is organized in commemoration of 61 years from the greatest wave of the Stalin’s deportations in Bessarabia and is dedicated to all the victims of deportations and political repressions. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
IKEBANA Exhibition 

(June 5 – 11, 2010)
The exhibition organized by Ikenobo Centre for Japanese Culture and Art consists of 32 flower compositions in the styles of Moribana, Nageire, Jiyuka, Rikka Shimputai, Rikka Shofutai, Shoka Shimputai, Shoka Shofutai....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Let us not forget. Katyn, 1940” 

(May 27 – June 30, 2010)
The documentary photo-exhibition was organized by the Embassy of Poland in Chisinau in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Polish officers’ execution in the Katyn forest (the Smolensk Region of Russia). ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“History of Military Headgear” 

(May 18, 2010 – December 31, 2011)
The exhibition aims to familiarize the public with some valuable items from the collections of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Handicraft Fair „Centuries-Old Crafts in Contemporary Vision”, the 2nd Edition 

(May 15 – 20, 2010)
The fair brought together craftsmen representing traditional crafts: pottery, embroidery, crocheting, wood carving, jewellery making, etc. Visitors could watch the process of making of diverse handicraft articles. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Memory of War" 

(May 6 – June 28, 2010)
The Second World War is one of the most tragic pages in the history of mankind. It brought to death millions of people and caused incalculable material losses. Moldova also took many hardships of the war. Thousands of the Moldavians have been killed by enemy bullets on the fronts of the war; thousands of villages, houses, industrial buildings, farms have been erased to the ground during the bombing and military operations. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“Science and Society in Bessarabia of the Modern Times” 

(April 30 – October 1, 2010)
The exhibition is organized in partnership with the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History, the National Library, and the Museum of Romanian Literature. The exhibition aims to familiarize the public with the history of science in Bessarabia in the modern times. ...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

 

Independent Moldova
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
Aeneolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Palaeolithic 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