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1 lev, 1980

World Football Championship, Spain, 1982

The obverse features the coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria and the numbers ‘19’ and ‘80’ on its sides, with the value ‘1 ЛЕВ’ (1 lev), framed by a wreath of laurel twigs below, all surrounded by the words ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) and an outer dotted ring.

The reverse features the FIFA World Cup, flanked by figures of footballers, with the inscriptions ‘1982 FIFA WORLD CUP’ above them and ‘COPA MUNDIAL FIFA’ in the Cup’s base. The design is encircled by the words ‘СВЕТОВНО ПЪРВЕНСТВО ПО ФУТБОЛ’ (World Football Championship) and ‘ИСПАНИЯ–1982’ (Spain-1982) and an outer dotted ring.

SPECIFICATIONS

Year of issue

1980

Nominal value

1 lev

Metal

CuNi alloy

Quality

BU

Weight

7 g

Diameter

27 mm

Edge

serrated

Mintage

220,000

Minted in

Sofia, Bulgaria

Artistic design

Stefan Nenov

and Petar Georgiev