10,000 levs, 1998
120 Years of Bulgaria’s Liberation from Ottoman Rule
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The obverse features the coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria, and the year of issue ‘1998’ below. In circumference: ‘РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (Republic of Bulgaria), the number ‘10 000’ and the word ‘ЛЕВА’ (levs). |
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The reverse of the coin depicts the figure of a rebel carrying the Samara flag – a detail of Yaroslav Veshin’s picture ‘The Samara Flag’ (1911). To the left, on two lines, are the years ‘1878’ and ‘1998’. The composition is encircled by the inscription ‘120 ГОДИНИ ОТ ОСВОБОЖДЕНИЕТО НА БЪЛГАРИЯ ОТ ОСМАНСКО РОБСТВО’ (120 Years of Bulgaria’s Liberation from Ottoman Rule). |
SPECIFICATIONS | |
Year of issue |
1998 |
Nominal value |
10,000 levs |
Metal |
Ag 925/1000 |
Quality |
proof, mint state |
Weight |
23.33 g |
Diameter |
38.61 mm |
Edge |
flat |
Mintage |
20,000 |
Minted in |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Artistic design |
Kancho Avramov and Stefan Nenov |