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10 levs, 1975

The Tenth Olympic Congress, Varna (Bulgaria), 1973

The obverse of the coin features centrally the coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria. In circumference around the edge there are the inscriptions ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA), the nominal value ‘10’, the word ‘ЛЕВА’ (LEVS), the year of issue ‘1975’. Below, to the left and to the right of it, in small print are the names of the authors of the design ‘СТ. НЕНОВ’ (ST. NENOV) and ‘ЧАПКЪНОВ’ (CHAPKANOV). The composition is completed with a grainy circle.

The reverse of the coin features a replica of a Roman bronze coin minted in Philippopolis at the time of Emperor Elagabalus. Below it there is the emblem of the IOC and an inscription ‘ВАРНА’ (VARNA). In circumference around the edge there is the inscription ‘ДЕСЕТИ ОЛИМПИЙСКИ КОНГРЕС’ (TENTH OLYMPIC CONGRESS). The composition is completed with a grainy circle.

SPECIFICATIONS

Year of issue

1975

Nominal value

10 levs

Metal

Ag 900/1000

Quality

proof

Weight

30 g

Diameter

40 mm

Edge

embossed text ‘CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS’

Mintage

50,000

Minted in

Sofia, Bulgaria

Artistic design

Stefan Nenov

and Georgi Chapkanov