Българска народна банка

The obverse features the coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, with the year of issue ‘1988’ and the nominal value ‘5 ЛЕВА’ (5 levs) below. The entire design is surrounded by the inscription ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria), laurel twigs and five-pointed stars.

The reverse depicts a metallurgist, with a building structure in the background, all encircled by the words ‘25 ГОДИНИ’ (25 years) and ‘КРЕМИКОВСКИ МЕТАЛ’ (Kremikovtzi Metal), laurel twigs and five-pointed stars.