20 levs, 2008
Bulgarian Iconography •The Holy Tsar Boris I the Baptist
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The obverse of the coin features the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank with the year ‘1879’ written on the ribbon. In circumference is the wording ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK), the nominal value of the coin ‘20 ЛЕВА’ and the year of issue ‘2008’. |
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The reverse of the coin features the canonical image of the Holy Tsar Boris I according to the Christian Orthodox iconography, with the wording ‘СВ. ЦАР БОРИС І ПОКРЪСТИТЕЛ’ (‘THE HOLY TSAR BORIS I THE BAPTIST’) in circumference.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS | |
Year of issue |
2008 |
Nominal value |
20 levs |
Alloy |
Au 999/1000 |
Quality |
proof |
Weight |
1.55 g |
Diameter |
13.92 mm |
Edge |
flat |
Mintage |
8,000 |
Minted in |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Artistic design |
Krassimir Angelov, Borislav Kyossev and Razvigor Kolev |
