Българска народна банка

The obverse of the coin features the coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria at the top. Immediately below, to the left and to the right of it there are in small print the monograms of the authors of the design ‘ЛМ’ and ‘СЦ’. The year of issue ‘1976’, the nominal value ‘5’ and the word ‘ЛЕВА’ (LEVS) are inscribed horizontally below the coat of arms. The composition is completed with a circumferential inscription ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА BULGARIA’ (NATIONAL REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA).

The reverse of the coin features an image of Christo Botev, with Botev’s signature to the right of it, and with the years ‘1848-1876’ inscribed in circumference.