The commemorative coin with a nominal value of 50 lei consists of almost pure silver (grade 999), weighs 22 g, has a diameter of 35 mm and is issued in an edition of 300 copies.
It will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and will be sold to the public by the National Bank of Moldova and licensed banks.
Licensed banks can independently set the selling price of the commemorative coin, but it should not exceed by more than 3% the price set by the National Bank. In the national economy, the coin is a means of payment and is accepted at its nominal value, the NBM decision says.
A copy of the monument of the Capitoline she-wolf was presented to Chisinau by the Italian government in 1921 (but was installed in 1925). The she-wolf was installed in front of the present Academy of Arts building at 111, A. Mateevici St. (former Gymnasium No. 3 for men, at different times Sfatul Cerii, Agricultural Institute).
But after 1944 traces of the sculpture are lost. And in December 1990, the Capitol She-wolf returned to Chisinau in the form of another copy presented to Chisinau by the “Cultural League for the Unity of All Romanians”. The monument was placed in front of the Museum of History on a granite pedestal and stood there until 2005. Then, due to technical defects and cracks, the sculpture was sent for restoration, which lasted until 2009. Currently, the monument stands in its original place, in the courtyard of the National Museum of Archaeology and History.
