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2 levs, 1981

1300 Years Bulgaria • The Boyana Church

The obverse of the coin features an image of Sebastokratorissa Desislava as painted in a fresco in the Boyana Church, flanked by two stylised images of lions standing upright, with the year of minting and the value ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (2 levs) below. The design is encircled by the words ‘1300 ГОДИНИ БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (1300 Years Bulgaria) and ‘НРБ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria), separated by ornamental graphic elements.

The reverse of the coin depicts the Boyana Church, surrounded by ornamental graphic elements.

SPECIFICATIONS

Year of issue

1981

Nominal value

2 levs

Metal

CuNi alloy

Quality

proof

Weight

11 g

Diameter

30 mm

Edge

serrated

Mintage

300,000

Minted in

Sofia, Bulgaria

Artistic design

Stefan Nenov

and Georgi Chapkunov