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1 lev, 1987

ХV Winter Olympic Games, Calgary (Canada), 1988

The obverse of the coin features a stylised image of a hockey player holding a hockey stick with both hands. To the left of him are the Olympic flame and the Olympic symbol, and below there is a stylised snowflake, the year of issue ‘1987’, the nominal value ‘1’ and the word ‘ЛЕВ’ (LEV). The inscription ‘ХV ЗИМНИ ОЛИМПИЙСКИ ИГРИ•1988’ (XV Winter Olympic Games•1988) is written in circumference above the composition.

The reverse of the coin features the coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria in the centre, with the inscription ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA) in circumference.

SPECIFICATIONS

Year of issue

1987

Nominal value

1 lev

Metal

Cu-Ni alloy

Quality

proof

Weight

7 g

Diameter

27 mm

Edge

serrated

Mintage

300,000

Minted in

Sofia, Bulgaria

Artistic design

Chavdar Alexiev