2 levs, 1969
90 Years Since the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman Rule
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The obverse features the value ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (2 levs) in the centre, encircled by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon, all within the inscription ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) and the year of minting ‘1969’. |
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The reverse features a fragment of the painting ‘The Defence of the Eagle's Nest’ which depicts Bulgarian volunteers defending the Shipka Pass, with the years ‘1878 * 1968’ below. |
SPECIFICATIONS | |
Year of issue |
1969 |
Nominal value |
2 levs |
Metal |
CuNi alloy |
Quality |
BU |
Weight |
11 g |
Diameter |
30 mm |
Edge |
serrated |
Mintage |
1,900,000 |
Minted in |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Artistic design |
Valentin Starchev and Krum Damianov |