PRESS RELEASE
19 March 2021
The BNB releases into circulation a silver
commemorative coin ‘200 Years since the Birth of G. S. Rakovski’
From 22 March 2021 the Bulgarian National Bank will release into circulation a silver commemorative coin ‘200 Years since the Birth of G. S. Rakovski’ of the ‘Bulgarian Revival’ series.
The coin will be sold for BGN 102 (one hundred and two 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 22 March through 24 March 2021, each client (a natural person or legal entity) can buy up to 2 coins at the Bulgarian National Bank, and after that period ‘200 Years since the Birth of G. S. Rakovski’ coin will be sold without any restrictions.
A list of bank offices and branches where the new commemorative coin ‘200 Years since the Birth of G. S. Rakovski’, issue 2021, will be sold (link).
10 levs, 2021
Bulgarian Revival • 200 Years since the Birth of G. S. Rakovski
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The obverse of the coin features the BNB logo and the year ‘1879’ on the strip; at the top in semicircle the inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank) and below the nominal value ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (10 levs) and the year of issue ‘2021’. |
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The reverse of the coin features an image of G. S. Rakovski; on the left the inscription ‘200 ГОДИНИ’ (200 Years) and at the top in semicircle ‘ОТ РОЖДЕНИЕТО НА ГЕОРГИ С. РАКОВСКИ’ (since the Birth of Georgi S. Rakovski). |
SPECIFICATIONS | |
Year of issue |
2021 |
Nominal value |
10 levs |
Metal |
Ag 999/1000 |
Quality |
proof, mint state |
Weight |
23.33 g |
Diameter |
38.61 mm |
Edge |
flat |
Mintage |
3000 |
Minted by |
Bulgarian Mint |
Artistic design |
Plamen Chernev and |
