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Jewish Groups Slam Romanias Central Bank [Aug 23, 2010] Jewish groups criticized Romanias central bank after it decided not to withdraw from circulation a newly minted coin commemorating an anti-Semitic church leader. [via YahooNews] More >>

Jewish groups slam Romanias central bank [Aug 22, 2010] Jewish groups criticized Romania's central bank after it decided not to withdraw from circulation a newly minted coin commemorating an anti-Semitic church leader. [via YahooNews] More >>

US museum slams Romania for 'anti-Semitic' coin [Aug 20, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has criticized Romania's central bank for refusing to withdraw from circulation a coin featuring an image of a prime minister who stripped Jews of their citizenship before World War II, calling the decision "insensitive" to the memory of hundreds of thousands of Holocaust victims. [via YahooNews] More >>

US Holocaust Museum criticizes Romania's central bank for minting 'anti-Semitic' coin [Aug 20, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has criticized Romania's central bank for refusing to withdraw from circulation a coin featuring an image of a prime minister who stripped Jews of their citizenship before World War II, calling the decision "insensitive" to the memory of hundreds of thousands of Holocaust victims. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania central bank defends 'anti-Semitic' coin [Aug 19, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romania's central bank on Thursday said it would not withdraw from circulation a coin featuring an image of a prime minister who stripped Jews of their citizenship before World War II, stressing it had not intended to send an anti-Semitic message. [via YahooNews] More >>

Holocaust Museum urges Romania to withdraw coin commemorating 'anti-semitic' patriarch [Aug 03, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - A leading Holocaust group has demanded that Romania's central bank withdraws from circulation a commemorative coin of a former church leader, claiming he held anti-Semitic views and called for Jews to leave Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Holocaust Museum urges Romania to withdraw coin commemorating 'anti-semitic' patriarch [Aug 02, 2010] A leading Holocaust group has demanded that Romania's central bank withdraws from circulation a commemorative coin of a former church leader who held anti-Semitic views and called for Jews to le... [via YahooNews] More >>

Holocaust Museum to Romania: scrap 'racist' coin [Aug 02, 2010] A leading Holocaust group has demanded that Romania's central bank withdraw from circulation a commemorative coin of a former church leader who held anti-Semitic views and called for Jews to leave Romania. Romania - Government - Craiova - London - Bucharest [via YahooNews] More >>

Holocaust Museum urges Romania to withdraw coin commemorating 'anti-semitic' patriarch [Aug 02, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - A leading Holocaust group has demanded that Romania's central bank withdraws from circulation a commemorative coin of a former church leader, claiming he held anti-Semitic views and called for Jews to leave Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Holocaust Museum urges Romania to withdraw coin commemorating 'anti-semitic' patriarch [Aug 02, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) A leading Holocaust group has demanded that Romania's central bank withdraw from circulation a commemorative coin of a former church leader who held anti-Semitic views and called for Jews to leave Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian banknotes get binned [Jul 23, 2010] BUCHAREST - Romanian authorities do not merely bin banknotes withdrawn from circulation, they turn them into dustbins, a central bank official said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian notes get binned [Jul 23, 2010] BUCHAREST - ROMANIAN authorities do not merely bin banknotes withdrawn from circulation, they turn them into dustbins, a central bank official said on Thursday. 'The central bank processes roughly 4.5 million banknotes daily, of which 1.2 per cent are deteriorated and must be withdrawn from circulation,' the official said on condition of anonymity. [via YahooNews] More >>