Description:
Obverse
The coat-of-arms of Romania and the portrait of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza; below the coat-of-arms, the face value of the coin - 500 LEI and underneath the year of issue - 2009; on the outer ring, the circular inscriptions "ROMANIA" in the upper part and "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" in the lower part.
Reverse
The coats-of-arms of Moldavia and Wallachia inside oval shields, united under one crown, the symbol of the union of the two principalities under a single ruler; on the outer ring, the circular inscription "UNIREA PRINCIPATELOR ROMANE * 24 IANUARIE 1859 * ".
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