PRESS RELEASE
14 May 2021
The BNB releases into circulation a silver
commemorative coin ‘Nestinarstvo’
From 17 May 2021 the Bulgarian National Bank will release into circulation a silver commemorative coin ‘Nestinarstvo’ of the ‘Bulgarian Customs and Traditions’ series.
The coin will be sold for BGN 96 (ninety six 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 17 May through 19 May 2021, each client (a natural person or legal entity) can buy up to 2 coins at the Bulgarian National Bank, and after that period ‘Nestinarstvo’ coin will be sold without any restrictions.
A list of bank offices and branches where the new commemorative coin ‘Nestinarstvo’, issue 2021, will be sold (link).
10 levs, 2021
Bulgarian Customs and Traditions • Nestinarstvo
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The obverse of the coin features: the BNB logo and the year ‘1879’ on the strip; at the top in a semicircle, the inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank) and underneath the nominal value ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (10 levs) and the year of issue ‘2021’. |
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The reverse of the coin features: images of three women Nestinari (one of them carrying an icon) dancing on smoldering embers; the inscription 'БЪЛГАРСКИ ТРАДИЦИИ И ОБИЧАИ' (Bulgarian customs and traditions) within a semicircle at the top, and 'НЕСТИНАРСТВО' (Nestinarstvo) at the bottom. |
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 |
Elena Todorova and |
