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25 levs, 1989

XXV Summer Olympic Games, Barcelona (Spain), 1992 • Canoe

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The obverse features the centrally placed coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, encircled by the inscription ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria), the value ‘25 ЛЕВА’ (25 levs), and the year of minting ‘1989’.

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The reverse depicts two paddlers in canoes, within the inscription ‘ХХV ЛЕТНИ ОЛИМПИЙСКИ ИГРИ’ (XXV Summer Olympic Games). The year ‘1992’ is inscribed by the paddle of one of the paddlers.

SPECIFICATIONS

Year of issue

1989

Nominal value

25 levs

Metal

Ag 925/1000

Quality

proof

Weight

23.33 g

Diameter

38.61 mm

Edge

flat

Mintage

80,000

Minted in

Sofia, Bulgaria

Artistic design

Ivan Todorov