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NBR: Numismatic issues dedicated to the Completion of the Great Union – Henri Mathias Berthelot

Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 22 April 2019, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the Completion of the Great Union – Henri Mathias Berthelot. The coin has the following characteristics: Face value: lei 10 ; Metal: silver;…

Apr 17, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Bas-relief of St. Stephen the Great vandalized in Suceava just months after restoration

A bas-relief sculpture of one of Romania’s most beloved saints was vandalized recently in Suceava, Romania. The image of St. Stephen the Great, the 15th-century ruler of Moldova who defended the state against Ottoman invasion, was vandalized just months after being restored to its spot in Şipote Park. The unknown perpetrators somehow managed to rip the…

Apr 17, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Orthodox churches on Romanian Football Team 2019/20 kit

The Orthodox Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in Constanta, the Buried Church of Istria, the fortress of Capidava and other tourist attractions of Constanta County were the inspiration for FC Farul Constanța’s 2019/20 kit. The players will wear t-shirts promoting local sights and monuments ‘to strengthen the tie between the team and the community…

Apr 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Chamber of Deputies establishes St Sava Day as holiday of Serbian minority in Romania

The Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, adopted the legislative draft for the establishment of Saint Sava Day as a holiday of the Serbian minority in Romania to be celebrated on January 27 every year. All 246 deputies present voted in favour. Saint Sava Nemanja was the first Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox…

Apr 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania to restore WWII Heroes’ Cemetery in Mana, Orhei

Romania’s Ministry of National Defence has announced that they plan to restore the Romanian Honorary Cemetery in Mana, Orhei district, the Republic of Moldova. The cemetery shelters the tombs of 16 Romanian soldiers who died on battlefields during World War II. The Ministry added that they will take ‘all necessary steps to restore the tombs…

Apr 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Numismatic issues dedicated to 100 years since Romania adopted the Gregorian calendar

The National Bank of Romania (NBR) puts Monday into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to 100 years since Romania adopted the Gregorian calendar. Obverse: the portraits and names of King Ferdinand I (on the right) and Prime Minister Ion I. C. Brătianu (on the left), during whose time Romania adopted the Gregorian calendar,…

Apr 1, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Nearly 2 million attend March for Life in Argentina

Nearly two million people marched on Saturday in Pope Francis’s native land of Argentina in pro-life demonstrations dedicated to defending the life of the unborn, and offering solutions to mothers in crisis pregnancies, Crux Now reports. Although Catholic bishops, evangelical pastors, and Jewish and Islamic leaders participated, they were not involved in the organization of…

Mar 28, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

European Parliament seals ban on throwaway plastics by 2021

On Wednesday, European Parliament approved a new law banning single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws and cotton buds sticks. 560 MEPs voted in favour of the agreement with EU ministers, 35 against and 28 abstained. The following products will be banned in the EU by 2021: Single-use plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons and…

Mar 28, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Bessarabia ‘Diaconia’ Social Mission launches Meal of Joy Eastern Campaign

The Diaconia Social Mission of the Metropolis of Bessarabia has launched the Eastern Campaign ‘Meal of Joy’ aiming to provide food for people in need. This campaign is aimed at raising awareness and mobilizing society to support elderly people, but also other people in need in the Republic of Moldova. Thanks to this project, over…

Mar 27, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Thousands of pro-life advocates gather at yearly rally in Bucharest

Romania’s March for Life gathered thousands of people across the country on Saturday, March 23, 2019, to defend the life of unborn children and of mothers in a pregnancy crisis. This year’s demonstration was organized in over 600 cities throughout Romania and the Republic of Moldova under the title ‘Unique from the first second’. In…

Mar 27, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Numismatic issues dedicated to 550 years since the consecration of the Putna Monastery’s church

The National Bank of Romania has put recently into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a gold coin and a brass collector coin dedicated to 550 years since the consecration of the Putna Monastery’s church.  Obverse of the gold coin: an image of the Putna Monastery’s church, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “100 LEI”, the…

Mar 22, 2019Gheorghe Anghel