525th Anniversary of the victory in Vaslui battle

525th Anniversary of the glorious victory of Ştefan cel Mare in Vaslui battle.
The Battle of Vaslui (also referred to as the Battle of Podul Înalt or the Battle of Racova) was fought on January 10, 1475, between Stephen III of Moldavia and the Ottoman Beylerbeyi of Rumelia, Hadım Suleyman Pasha. The battle took place at Podul Înalt (the High Bridge), near the town of Vaslui, in Moldavia (now part of eastern Romania). The Ottoman troops numbered up to 120,000, facing about 40,000 Moldavian troops, plus smaller numbers of allied and mercenary troops.

Stephen inflicted on the Ottomans a decisive defeat that has been described as "the greatest ever secured by the Cross against Islam," with casualties, according to Venetian and Polish records, reaching beyond 40,000 on the Ottoman side. Mara Brankovic (Mara Hatun), who had formerly been the younger wife of Murad II, told a Venetian envoy that the invasion had been worst ever defeat for the Ottomans. Stephen was later awarded the title "Athleta Christi" (Champion of Christ) by Pope Sixtus IV, who referred to him as "Verus christiane fidei aletha" (The true defender of the Christian faith).

According to the Polish chronicler Jan Długosz, Stephen did not celebrate his victory; instead, he fasted for forty days on bread and water and forbade anyone to attribute the victory to him, insisting that credit be given only to "The Lord."

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Obverse: 
on the central part – the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Moldova; on the upper part - figure „2000”; on the bottom part -the inscription „100 LEI”; following the coin circumference– the inscription "REPUBLICA MOLDOVA" is engraved in block letters.
Reverse: 
on the central part- an episode from the battle of Vaslui and of Stefan cel Mare on horseback appealing for battle, the year "1475"; on the upper part -the flag "Sfîntul Gheorghe", following the coin circumference-the inscription "BĂTĂLIA DE LA VASLUI" is engraved in block letters; on the bottom part-the inscription "525 ani”.
Certificate: 
525th Anniversary of the victory in Vaslui battle
525th Anniversary of the victory in Vaslui battle
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Catalog ID: 
MD40CM1
Krause ID: 
KM# 24
Value: 
€80
Mintage: 
1000
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Material: 
Purity: 
0.925
Weight: 
31.1g
Diameter: 
37mm
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