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5 levs, 1988

120 Years Since the Death of Hadji Dimitar and Stefan Karadja

The obverse features the coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, with the nominal value ‘5 ЛЕВА’ (5 levs) and the year of issue ‘1988’ on three lines below, and oak twigs on the two sides.

The reverse features portraits of Hadji Dimitar and Stefan Karadja, one next to the other, with the years ‘1868-1988’ below, surrounded by the inscription ‘ХАДЖИ ДИМИТЪР И СТЕФАН КАРАДЖА • 120 ГОДИНИ ОТ ГИБЕЛТА ИМ’ (Hadji Dimitar and Stefan Karadja • 120 Years Since Their Death)

SPECIFICATIONS

Year of issue

1988

Nominal value

5 levs

Metal

CuNi alloy

Quality

proof

Weight

16.4 g

Diameter

34.2 mm

Edge

serrated

Mintage

100,000

Minted in

Sofia, Bulgaria

Artistic design

Kancho Avramov