Country:

Bulgaria

Series:

1966~1990 - Peoples Republic (Commemorative)

Catalog codes:

Colnect codes BG-000067
World Coins km76

Themes:

Anniversaries and Jubilees | Liberations

Issued on:

1969

Last issue date:

1969

Distribution:

Circulating Commemorative

Mints:

Bulgarian Mint, Sofia, Bulgaria

Composition:

Nickel Brass

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

8 grams

Diameter:

27 mm

Thickness:

2 mm

Face value:

1 лв - Bulgarian lev

Known mintage:

2,150,000

Score:

35% Accuracy: Very High

Description:

Front: (value) 1 / ΛЕB (Lev) inside olive wreath
legend: (state name) HAPOДHA PЄПУБΛNKA БЪΛГAPИЯ
(Narodna Republika Bǎlgariya - People's Republic of Bulgaria)
(bottom, year) 1969
designers: V. Starchev and K. Damyanov
Back: equestrian monument of Russian Tsar Alexander II
on a horse (left) in Sofia, liberator of Bulgaria
legend: (period years, up-left) 1878 (up-right) 1968
designers: V. Starchev and K. Damyanov
Edge: G - grained, type: bars