In July 2010, the National Bank of Romania minted a commemorative coin bearing Cristea's image as a part of a collectors' series of five coins showing the Patriarchs of All Romania.
In September 1990 he became Governor of the National Bank of Romania, a position that he has retained since (except for the short period when he served as Prime Minister).
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Isărescu declined the offer from President Băsescu, refusing to re-assume his former office in order to remain Governor of BNR.
In 1916, in the wake of the Central Powers' invasion, the valuables of the National Bank of Romania, together with many other valuables (the Romanian Treasure) were sent to Moscow for safekeeping, but were never returned (except for the Pietroasele treasure - now on display at the National Museum of Romanian History, the numismatic collection of the National Bank, some paintings and archives).
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