Българска народна банка

The face of the coin features the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank with the year 1879 written on the ribbon. Under the ribbon are written the year of issue 2005 and the nominal value – 1.95583 LEVA (BGN 1.95583). In circumference is the wording ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK).

The reverse of the coin features a fragment of a fresco in the Kazanlak Thracian tomb which dates back to the late 4th and the early 3rd c. BC, and in circumference there are 12 stars and the inscription ‘EU’ (the initials of the European Union in English) and ‘БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (BULGARIA), with a rose depicted between them.