2 levs, 1981
1300 Years Bulgaria • 800 Years Since the Uprising of Assen and Petar
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The obverse of the coin features a representation of the Church of St. Demetrius in the mediaeval town of Veliko Tarnovo, flanked by a laurel twig on the left and an oak twig on the right, with the year of minting and the value ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (2 levs) below, all within the inscriptions ‘1300 ГОДИНИ БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (1300 Years Bulgaria) and ‘НРБ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria). |
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The reverse of the coin depicts cavalry soldiers carrying flags and spears, encircled by the inscriptions ‘ОСЕМСТОТИН ГОДИНИ’ (800 years) and ‘ВЪСТАНИЕ НА АСЕН И ПЕТЪР’ (Uprising of Assen and Petar). |
SPECIFICATIONS | |
Year of issue |
1981 |
Nominal value |
2 levs |
Metal |
CuNi alloy |
Quality |
proof |
Weight |
11 g |
Diameter |
30 mm |
Edge |
flat |
Mintage |
300,000 |
Minted in |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Artistic design |
Asen Stareishinski and Georgi Chapkunov |