5 levs, 1988
300 Years Since the Chiprovtzi Uprising
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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, surrounded by the inscription ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria). |
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The reverse features a fragment of a monument commemorating the Chiprovtzi uprising, erected in Chiprovtzi, with the words ‘300 ГОДИНИ’ (300 years) on two lines and ‘ЧИПРОВСКО ВЪСТАНИЕ’ (Chiprovtzi Uprising) in a semicircle below. |
SPECIFICATIONS | |
Year of issue |
1988 |
|Nominal value |
5 levs |
Metal |
CuNi alloy |
Quality |
proof |
Weight |
16.4 g |
Diameter |
34.2 mm |
Edge |
flat (coins of serrated edge also available) |
Mintage |
100,000 |
Minted in |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Artistic design |
Ventsislav Petrov |