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10 levs, 1988

XXIV Summer Olympic Games, Seoul (Republic of Korea), 1988

The obverse depicts the stylised figures of running athletes. The emblems of the International Olympic Committee and of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee are to the left of the runners. The year of issue ‘1988’ and the nominal value ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (10 levs) are below the whole design, and above it, in a semicircle, is the inscription ‘ХХIV ЛЕТНИ ОЛИМПИЙСКИ ИГРИ’ (XXIV Summer Olympic Games).

The reverse features the centrally placed coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, encircled by the words ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria).

SPECIFICATIONS

Year of issue

1988

Nominal value

10 levs

Metal

Ag 640/1000

Quality

proof

Weight

18.75 g

Diameter

37.2 mm

Edge

flat

Mintage

30,000

Minted in

Sofia, Bulgaria

Artistic design

Chavdar Alexiev