A commemorative coin which makes part of the series „The Alley of Classics in the Chisinau’s Stephen the Great Central Park”. In circulation since March 27, 2018.
Main features:
- Face value: 50 lei
- Quality: proof
- Metal: silver
- Composition: 999/1000
- Weight: 13,0 grams
- Diameter: 28 mm
- Shape: round
- Edge: milled
- Mintage: 200 coins
Obverse:
- in the foreground: the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Moldova;
- at the top: the year of issue „2017”;
- in exergue: the coin’s face value „50 LEI”;
- the inscription „REPUBLICA MOLDOVA” (Republic of Moldova) is engraved in capital letters along the circumference of the coin.
Reverse:
- in the foreground: the effigy of Mihail Kogălniceanu and the cover page of the magazine „DACIA LITERARĂ” (Literary Dacia);
- at the top: the inscription „MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU”;
- in exergue: years of life “1817-1891”.