PRESS RELEASE
3 January 2020
The BNB releases into circulation a copper
commemorative coin ‘125 Years since the Birth of Geo Milev’
From 6 January 2020 the Bulgarian National Bank will release into circulation a copper commemorative coin ‘125 Years since the Birth of Geo Milev’ of the ‘Bulgarian Artists’ series.
It will be sold for BGN 24 (twenty four levs).
The coin can be purchased at the Bulgarian National Bank - 2 teller desks at 1, Knyaz Alexander I Sq., and 4 teller desks at the BNB Cash Centre, 10, Mihail Tenev St., and in offices and branches of DSK Bank EAD, First Investment Bank AD, Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) AD, and Texim Bank AD.
From 6th through 8th January 2020, each client (a natural person or legal entity) can buy up to 2 coins at the Bulgarian National Bank, and after that period the ‘125 Years since the Birth of Geo Milev’ coin will be sold without any restrictions.
A list of bank offices and branches where the new commemorative coin ‘125 Years since the Birth of Geo Milev’, issue 2020, will be sold (link).
2 levs, 2020
Bulgarian Artists • 125 Years since the Birth of Geo Milev
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The obverse of the coin features the BNB logo and the year ‘1879’ on the strip; the inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank), the nominal value ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (2 levs) and the year of issue ‘2020’ in circumference. |
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The reverse of the coin features a portrait of Geo Milev, his signature; the inscription „125 ГОДИНИ ОТ РОЖДЕНИЕТО НА ГЕО МИЛЕВ“ (125 years since the birth of Geo Milev) in circumference. |
SPECIFICATIONS | |
Year of issue |
2020 |
Nominal value |
2 levs |
Metal |
Cu 999/1000 |
Quality |
proof, mint state |
Weight |
16.40 g |
Diameter |
34.20 mm |
Edge |
flat |
Mintage |
3000 |
Minted by |
Bulgarian Mint |
Artistic design |
Evgeniya Tsankova and Orlin Ivanov |
