Pursuant to the provisions of Law 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, on 2 June 2014, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a mint set comprising three coins (gold, silver and coppered tombac), as well as a silver coin dedicated to the 150^th anniversary of the establishment of Romania's Senate.

Obverse of the coins: partial depiction of the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, a snapshot during a Senate meeting, the coat of arms of Romania, the year of issue “2014”, the face value “100 LEI”, “10 LEI” or “1 LEU” and the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc.

Reverse (common to all coins in the set – gold, silver and coppered tombac): the portraits of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza and Metropolitan Bishop Nifon – the first president of the Senate, their names, the inscription “150 DE ANI DE LA INFIINTAREA SENATULUI” in an arc and “1864”, the year of the celebrated event.

The silver coin has the same technical characteristics and description as the silver coin included in the mint set.

The coins in the set (gold, silver and coppered tombac) have the following technical characteristics:

The mintage of this numismatic issue is:

• 150 mint sets (gold, silver and coppered tombac coins);
• 250 silver coins.