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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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“Together We Thrive: A Year of Solidarity in Moldova” 

March 3-19, 2023
On March 3, 2023, in the upstairs hall of the National Museum of History of Moldova will be opened the "Together We Thrive: A Year of Solidarity in Moldova".The exhibition is composed of 18 banners, reflecting the work done over the past year by the people of Moldova and Ukraine, as well as the international community towards the refugee response...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
„PAIN IN REFUGEES” 

February 24 – March 12, 2023
On February 24, 2023, starting at 12:00, at the National Museum of History of Moldova will be launched the exhibition "PAIN IN REFUGEES". Chronic pain is a prolonged experience of pain that persists beyond the point where it is considered an adaptive experience. Pain can contribute to stress, anxiety, depression and interference in normal everyday function...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“The Architecture of Independence in Central Europe” 

1-28 February, 2023
On February 1st, 2023, at 12:00, the National Museum of History of Moldova invites you to the opening of the Architecture of Independence in Central Europe" exhibition. The end of the World War I in 1918 radically changed the geopolitical image of Central Europe. It brought freedom to many nations, while for others it meant profound changes to the existing framework of political and economic life...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Chisinau: an unknown history" 

An exhibition dedicated to the National Day of Culture
January 12, 2023 – January 31, 2024
The exhibition "Chisinau: an unknown history", conceived and organized by the National Museum of History of Moldova, brings together an important number of documentary materials that illustrate the historical past of Chisinau. The absolute majority of these materials are part of the collections of the NMHM and constitute a true historical-cultural treasure that allows the objective reconstruction of the city's past...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Corruption and War" 

9 – 29 December, 2022
On December 9, the International Anti-Corruption Day, at the National Museum of History of Moldova was inaugurated the "Corruption and War" exhibition, organized by Ziarul de Gardă. The exhibition frames more than 100 exhibits from the national and international press of the year 2022, which bring visitors in front of some direct questions: Is corruption a cause of war? Could fighting corruption prevent wars? Can there be peace without integrity and transparency?...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
„The scientist Ovidiu Bădina: memory and value” 

November 23 – December 23, 2022
On November 23, 2022, in the upstairs hall of the National Museum of History of Moldova, was inaugurated the exhibition „The scientist Ovidiu Bădina: memory and value".This monographic exhibition is dedicated to a prominent personality in the field of research and education - the scientist, university professor Ovidiu Bădina (1932-1999)....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
World Press Photo 2022 

9 – 30 November 2022
Chisinau will host for the sixth consecutive time the World Press Photo International Exhibition, 2022 edition - a competition that recognizes quality photojournalism and rewards images and stories from around the world. The event is organized by the Center for Independent Journalism (CJI) with the support of the Office of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Chisinau...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“One language, one culture, one nation” 

1 – 13 November 2022
In the context of the "One language, one culture, one nation" event, about 40 students from art schools in the North of the Republic of Moldova, Rîscani district, aged between 2 and 16, participated in a painting competition. They also had the possible opportunity for the works to be exposed to the public...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Dacia. The last frontier of Romanianness" 

National History Museum of Romania
October 27, 2022 – March 2023
The exhibition "Dacia. The last frontier of Romanianness" is based on the exhibition concept materialized in a very successful project, "Archaeological treasures from Romania. Dacian and Roman roots", realized in 2021, at the prestigious National Museum of Archeology in Madrid. This is the largest synthetic exhibition dedicated to the civilization of the Getae and Dacians, the Romanian one, as well as those of the first migrants in this space, organized in the last 25 years, through an effort of 45 museum institutions from Romania and the Republic of Moldova, project coordinated by the National History Museum of Romania...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“Art for Peace” 

10 – 28 October 2022
Starting from 10th to 28th of October, the painting exhibition "Art for Peace", a charity exhibition for refugees from the neighboring country and vulnerable families from Moldova, can be visited at the National Museum of History of Moldova. The exhibition includes a series of works signed by local plastic artists together with the union of Ukrainian plastic artists from the Republic of Moldova...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“Chisinau through time” 

Painting exhibition by the artist Galina Vieru
October 12 – November 30, 2022
"Chisinau is my home. Here I found my love, my purpose and started a family."Through the painting exhibition "Chisinau through time", fine artist and poet Galina Vieru, emphasizes the beauty of this wonderful city, its charm and pulse, as a sign of gratitude and admiration for it. Just as every place in the world has a story, a history, so the thread of the city of Chisinau springs from a series of legends in which the truth and the mythical, the fantastic and the reality are interwoven...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“Mommy, I don't want war!!!” 

September 30 – October 31, 2022
In September 1939, World War II broke out. 83 years later, we say NO to war again! On the 30th of September, at 12:00, in front of the National Museum of History of Moldova in Chisinau, the emotional Polish-Ukrainian exhibition "Mom, I don't want war!!!" will be opened...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“30 years of friendship between USAID and the Republic of Moldova” 

September 21 – October 23, 2022
In 2022, USAID marks the 30th anniversary of its activity in the Republic of Moldova. Since 1992, USAID has provided approximately 648 million dollars for the implementation of more than 130 financial and technical assistance projects in the following areas: Agriculture, Tourism, Wine Sector, Light Industry, Democracy and Responsible Government, Education, Information Technology Sector (IT), Justice and Anti-corruption, Community Development, Trade and Export, Health and COVID-19 Assistance and others...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
„Educational heritage. Textbooks, photos and school supplies from the collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova” 

22 September 2022 – 1 iulie 2023
The thematic exhibition brings together about 300 patrimonial pieces: school textbooks, books, programs, photographs, vignettes, supplies, awards and school uniforms, dated from XIX to XXI centuries...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“TESTIMONIES FROM THE GULAG: MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE TOTALITARIAN COMMUNIST REGIME” 

The Museum of History and Ethnography of Telenești
15 September – 15 October, 2022
The establishment of the Soviet occupation regime on the territories of the left bank of the Prut had dramatic consequences, which are still felt in the society of the Republic of Moldova. The repressive policies and violent Sovietization began with the adoption of three decisions, between August 26 and November 4, 1940, on the recruitment of 59,500 people, mostly from rural areas, as a workforce for the coal and metallurgical industries of the USSR.On June 12-13, 1941, in the 6 Bessarabian counties, incorporated in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, 4,507 people were arrested and 13,885 ones were deported....
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“REMEMBERING CHILDHOOD, TESTIMONIES OF BESSARABIAN DEPORTEES”  

Arbor Association for Culture and Arts, Bucharest

August 31 – September 25, 2022
On August 31, 2022, the Arbor Association for Culture and Arts and the Museum of Victims of Deportations and Political Repressions, a branch of the National Museum of History of Moldova, organized the opening of the exhibition "Remembering childhood, testimonies of Bessarabian deportees", which restores the spirit of tragic destinies, the testimonies of deportees and victims of the totalitarian regime from the left bank of the Prut in the Soviet period...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“Promoters of National Identity and Values” 

August 27 - September 30, 2022
On August 27, 1991, history gave us a chance - the chance to become free. And the Bessarabian Romanians proved by deed that they want to be masters of their own destiny. For them, independence in those days was identified with the exit from the darkness of the Soviet empire and the hope for a prosperous future...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
"Lem's Bestiary illustrated by Mróz" 

August 22 - September 26, 2022
The exhibition "Lem's Bestiary illustrated by Mróz", created by Prof. Janusz Górski from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, connects illustrations signed by Daniel Mróz with fragments of Stanisław Lem's prose, presenting them to the general public through images placed on the fence of the National History Museum of Moldova...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
“In reward for the merits... State awards of the Republic of Moldova to the 30th anniversary” 

July 28 – August 25, 2022
On July 30, 1992, the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova adopted Law no. 1123-XII On the state insignia of the Republic of Moldova, through which the first own awards of the young state involved in an unjust war for the defense of its political independence and territorial integrity were introduced...
National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

 

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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