2 levs, 1981
1300 Years Bulgaria • The Liberation
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The obverse of the coin depicts four flags from the ossuary monument in the town of Koprivshtitsa, and two cannons in front. The year ‘1878’ is inscribed on the monument and five sun rays above it, with the year of issue ‘1981’ on a horizontal line below and the value ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (2 levs) on two rows under the horizontal line. The design is encircled by the inscriptions ‘1300•ГОДИНИ•БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (1300 Years Bulgaria) and ‘•НРБ•’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria), separated by two laurel twigs |
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The reverse of the coin features a replica of Georgi Danchov’s lithograph ‘Free Bulgaria’, surrounded by a wreath of laurel twigs. |
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 |
Lyubomir Prahov and Petar Braikov |

