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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.

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Exhibitions

”Realms of Memory in the Post-Totalitarian Society”

June 24 – August 24, 2025

The National Museum of History of Moldova organizes on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, the opening of the exhibition "Realms of Memory in the Post-Totalitarian Society", dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the annexation of Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina and the Herța Land by the USSR (June 28, 1940) as a result of the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and is a homage to all the victims of the totalitarian-communist regime in Central and Eastern Europe during the years 1918-1989.

The exhibition reveals aspects of the commemorative culture in the post-totalitarian society in the former socialist camp (Poland, Romania) and the ex-Soviet space (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Russia), with the aim of contributing to the building of a European culture of memory and to consolidate the sense of European belonging in the Republic of Moldova. The images presented in the exhibition reflect realms of memory (lieux de mémoire, Pierre Nora) that today constitute the European memorial heritage - monuments erected in train stations from where persons were forcibly taken to prisons and special settlements in the USSR, commemorative steles on the buildings of communist prisons, crosses raised near the places of mass executions, memorials in memory of anti-communist resistance fighters, mass graves of famine victims.   

The exhibition offers the opportunity to learn about history and memory, the circumstances surrounding the creation of commemorative signs, but also their evolution in the culture of memory in post-totalitarian society. However, monuments, as well as other forms of commemoration of the past (street names, anniversary dates, commemorative days, minute of silence etc.) are part of our common European heritage. At the same time, the topography of memory articulated through these testimonies of remembrance of the past helps us understand the extent of the totalitarian phenomenon and the atrocities committed by the communist regime in Central and Eastern Europe.   

Most of the pieces presented in the exhibition come from the digital collection created within the Museum of Victims of Deportations and Political Repressions of the NMHM, as result of research within the State Program "Recovery and Historical Valorization of the Memory of the Victims of the Totalitarian-Communist Regime in the Moldavian SSR during the Years 1940-1941, 1944-1953". Some of the images exhibited are the result of cooperation with colleagues from the Resistance Memorial in Sighet (Romania), the Sybir Memorial Museum in Bialystok (Poland), the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights in Vilnius (Lithuania), but also of partnerships developed with institutions, specialists and memory communities in the Republic of Moldova.   

The exhibition "Realms of Memory in the Post-Totalitarian Society" will be open to the public from June 24 to August 24, 2025, in the upstairs lobby of the National Museum of History of Moldova (Chisinau, 31 August 1989 Street, 121A).


 




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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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.
©2006-2025 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.
©2006-2025 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