10 Levs Bulgarien 2011 "Zograf Monastery"

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PRESS RELEASE

19 March 2011

The BNB puts in circulation a silver commemorative coin ‘Zograf Monastery’

From 21 March 2011 the Bulgarian National Bank puts in circulation a silver commemorative coin ‘Zograf Monastery’. It will be sold at the BNB teller desks for BGN 66, VAT included

10 levs, 2011

Bulgarian churches and monasteries • Zograf Monastery

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The left half of the obverse features the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank and the year ‘1879’ inscribed on the ribbon. Underneath there is the nominal value of the coin ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (BGN 10), and next to the separating line there is the year of issue ‘2011’. The inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank) goes in circumference. The right half of the coin features the icon of St. George Zograf kept at the Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos.

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The reverse features an old 19th century engraving, depicting the building of the St. George Zograf Monastery, and the inscription ‘МАНАСТИР „СВ. ГЕОРГИ ЗОГРАФ”’ (St. George Zograf Monastery) going in circumference above.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Year of issue 2011

Nominal value 10 levs

Alloy Ag 925/1000

Quality proof

Weight 23.33 g

Diameter 38.61 mm

Edge flat

Mintage 6,000

Minted in Sofia, Bulgaria

Artistic design Ivan Todorov and Todor Todorov[/align]