The 2026 issue, in circulation since 26 August 2026.
Coin specifications:
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form: round;
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composition:
Bimetal
- inner ring - brass plated steel;
- outer ring – nickel plated steel;
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colour:
the interior – golden;
the exterior – silver;
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diameter: 25.3 mm;
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thickness: 2.3 mm;
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weight: 7.65 gr;
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edge: milled with a customized shape and lettering „*MOLDOVA*MOLDOVA”.
Coinage: 250 000 pieces
Design and security features:
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Obverse:
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in the foreground, silhouettes of a group of people with raised hands are depicted on the background of a stylized image of the State Flag of the Republic of Moldova;
at the bottom, the inscription ‘‘27 august 1991’’;
in an arch, inscriptions in capital letters: ‘‘REPUBLICA MOLDOVA’’ ‘‘PROCLAMAREA INDEPENDENȚEI’’.
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Reverse:
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in the foreground – the face value "10 LEI" and the year of issue "2026";
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following the circumference of the coin - a stylised national decorative motif;
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at the top, in the exergue - the monogram in capital letters "R" and "M" (the acronym of the country’s name Republic of Moldova) in latent image (hidden images, which are alternately visible by tilting the reverse side of the coin left and right);
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on the surface of the digit „1”, the micro-engraving with the legend „BNM” is applied.
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