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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vyck, post: 1467096, member: 38598&quot;]Interesting collection, I have them all except the first coin. Some corrections from a historical point of view.</p><p>Obviously Romania became independent in 1877 (the last independence, because were several principles that have obtained temporary independent from The Ottoman Empire, during the time), but I would not put such a great emphasis on &quot;the Russian help&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On&nbsp; 4 (old style) / April 16 (new style) 1877 the United Principalities of Romania and the Russian Empire signed the Treaty from Bucharest allowing the Russian troops to cross the country in there way to the Balkans, under one condition namely the respecting of the territorial integrity of Romania.</p><p>In response to Romanian-Russian cooperation, the Ottoman Empire began a series of actions as the suspension of some Romanian diplomats from Constantinople, the seizure of Romanian ships loaded with grain from Constantinople,the bombing of the cities Braila and Reni, attacking of some border pickets and others. Romanian War Minister Alexander Cerna ordered in this case the Romanian troops to retaliate strongly against any attempt to cross the Danube by the Ottoman. And the parliament declared the countries independence. </p><p>Romanian army ensured the safety crossing of the Danube of the Russians by bombing the Ottoman positions in 14 /16 June </p><p>Czarist army suffers huge losses, and in July when the war reached a critical moment, the Grand Duke Nicholas, commander of Russian troops send an encrypted telegram in which he asks Carol I of Romania to&nbsp; quickly intervene crossing the Danube &quot;where he wants&quot; for changing the balance of the forces.</p><p>Carol I send 43,414 soldiers, 7,170 horses, 110 guns&nbsp; see video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c73uIWF6PyU" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c73uIWF6PyU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c73uIWF6PyU</a></p><p>Romania obtain her independence from the Ottoman by fighting alongside Russia, but at the end of war Russia&nbsp; occupies Romania`s Cahul, Bolgrad &amp; Ismail counties in exchange for the recognition of the independence &amp; the Dobruja possession.</p><p><br /></p><p>As the Nazis, the king had nothing to do wit that, Romania had alliances with France and England, after Russia occupied Bessarabia since any allies did not intervene, the head of state Marshal Ion Antonescu has opted for Nazi Germany who promised Bessarabia back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now on the Independence, in 1998 The Romanian state has issued a commemorative coin with circular power, made of pure silver, professional in number of 5000 pieces, all in a box whit BNR logo (Banca Nationala a Romaniei/National Bank of Romania) and accompanied by a numbered certificate.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]184120.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]184121.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]184122.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]184123.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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