Romanian President Nicușor Dan received dozens of gifts during his first year in office on the occasion of visits and protocol meetings.
All items received free of charge were handed over to the institution and became part of the Presidential Administration’s assets, none being kept for personal ownership.
The most expensive gift
The most valuable gift received by the head of state is a framed photograph with the autographs of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, valued at 3,400 euros, equivalent to 17,334.90 lei.
All other items have a value of less than 1,000 euros.
According to the official document sent on Saturday to Spotmedia.ro, the object with the highest value is a framed photograph, measuring 36 x 26.5 cm, made of Ettinger cherry leather, with glass and mat, bearing the autographs of His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The estimated value of this item is 3,400 euros.
The photograph was deposited in the assets of the Presidential Administration, just like all other goods received by Nicușor Dan during protocol actions.
The second most expensive gift Nicușor Dan received was a HUNGBAE painting, made of embroidered silk material Hungbae, with the traditional symbol, "Royal," used in the Chosun dynasty.
The Presidential Administration does not specify who offered these gifts, but most likely, the HUNGBAE painting was given by a dignitary from South Korea. This artwork is estimated at 950 euros, or 4,843.58 lei.
The third most expensive gift is a writing object, namely a "Roller Line D Paris Blue Medium S.T. Dupont," estimated at 500 euros.
Furthermore, the City Hall of Iași gifted Nicușor Dan a painting worth 453 euros. It is a handmade work, painted and fused glass, with multiple reliefs, framed on natural leather passepartout. This painting "represents the City Hall of Iași." And Iași also gave him another painting worth 453 euros, representing the University of Iași.
Gifts from religious leaders, military and cultural institutions
The list includes numerous other items with symbolic and institutional value: paintings, plaques, albums, religious objects, commemorative coins, statuettes, and porcelain sets.
Among these are a church object with the symbols of the Ecumenical Patriarch, a silver platter with the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus, as well as sets of cufflinks with religious symbols.
Additionally, the president received several plaques and emblems from Romanian and NATO allied military units, including the 15th Mechanized Brigade "Podu Înalt," the 57th Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, the 51st Special Operations Battalion "Vulturii," and the Royal Dutch Gendarmerie.
Paintings, rare books, and cultural objects
An important part of the gifts consists of works of art and cultural objects: manually painted glass paintings, engravings, porcelain figurines, as well as collectible books.
Among them is the reference edition "Théâtre complet" by Eugène Ionesco, published in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade collection, as well as a bilingual translation of the classic Persian work "Gulistan," with a leather cover and wooden box.
Also included in the list of gifts are illustrated albums, including a large volume presenting the protocol spaces and public areas of the White House.
What the president keeps and what he doesn't keep
According to current legislation, goods received free of charge on the occasion of protocol actions, exceeding a certain value threshold, cannot be kept by dignitaries. In the case of Nicușor Dan, all 40 items on the list were ultimately destined for the assets of the Presidential Administration.
The document explicitly states that no item was retained by the president, regardless of its value, all being inventoried and evaluated at the exchange rate of 1 euro = 5.0985 lei, valid on December 31, 2025.
The total value of the goods amounts to 9,862 euros.