5 levs, 1989
200 Years Since the Birth of Vasil Aprilov
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The obverse features the building of the first Bulgarian secular school ‘Aprilov Secondary School’ and eleven rosettes below, encircled by the words ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria), the year of minting ‘1989’, and the value ‘5 ЛЕВА’ (5 levs). |
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The reverse features a portrait of Vasil Aprilov in the centre, with the circumscription ‘200 ГОДИНИ ОТ РОЖДЕНИЕТО НА ВАСИЛ АПРИЛОВ’ (200 Years since the Birth of Vasil Aprilov) and the years ‘1789-1989’. |
SPECIFICATIONS | |
Year of issue |
1989 |
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 |