Българска народна банка

The obverse features the centrally placed coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, with the year of issue ‘1989’ and the denomination ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (2 levs) below, all surrounded by the inscription ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria).

The reverse depicts two paddlers, one in a canoe and one in a kayak. The paddlers are separated by the symbol of the XXII Canoe-Kayak World Championship and the year of minting ‘1989’. The words ‘ХХII СВЕТОВНО’ (XXII World) are above and, on two lines, ‘ПЪРВЕНСТВО КАНУ-КАЯК’ (Canoe-Kayak Championship) are below them. ‘ПЛОВДИВ’ (Plovdiv) is inscribed above the paddle of one of the paddlers.