PRESS RELEASE
4 December 2020
The BNB releases into circulation
a gold commemorative coin ‘The Nativity’
From 7 December 2020 the Bulgarian National Bank will release into circulation a gold commemorative coin ‘The Nativity’ of the ‘Bulgarian Iconography’ series.
The coin will be sold for BGN 1300 (one thousand and three hundred levs).
It 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 Center, 10, Mihail Tenev St.), and in offices and branches of DSK Bank AD, First Investment Bank AD, Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD, and Texim Bank AD.
From 7 December through 9 December 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 Nativity’ coin will be sold without any restrictions.
A list of bank offices and branches where the new commemorative coin ‘The Nativity’, issue 2020, will be sold (link).
100 levs, 2020
Bulgarian Iconography • The Nativity
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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 ‘100 ЛЕВА’ (100 levs), the year of issue ‘2020’ in circumference. |
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The reverse of the coin features the Biblical subject of the Nativity; the inscription ‘РОЖДЕСТВО ХРИСТОВО’ (‘The Nativity’) in circumference at the top. |
SPECIFICATIONS | |
Year of issue |
2020 |
Nominal value |
100 levs |
Metal |
Au 999/1000 |
Quality |
proof, mint state |
Weight |
8.64 g |
Diameter |
24 mm |
Edge |
flat |
Mintage |
2000 |
Minted by |
Bulgarian Mint |
Artistic design |
Plamen Chernev and Preslav Chernev |
