20 levs, 1988
110 Years Since the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman Rule
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The obverse features the Shipka peak monument, and the nominal value ‘20 ЛЕВА’ (20 levs) below. The letters ‘НРБ’ (PRB) stand horizontally on the left, and the year of minting ‘1988’ is on the right. The design is framed by a laurel wreath. |
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The reverse depicts Bulgarian military volunteers, Russian soldiers, and a female figure symbolising Victory, with the year ‘1878’ below. The entire design is within the circumscription ‘110 ГОДИНИ ОТ ОСВОБОЖДЕНИЕТО НА БЪЛГАРИЯ ОТ ОСМАНСКО ИГО’ (110 Years Since the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman Rule). |
SPECIFICATIONS | |
Year of issue |
1988 |
Nominal value |
20 levs |
Metal |
Ag 500/1000 |
Quality |
proof |
Weight |
11.2 g |
Diameter |
30 mm |
Edge |
flat |
Mintage |
100,000 |
Minted in |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Artistic design |
Bogomil Nikolov |