5 stotinki BULGARIA (1999)

in the coin centre a rider from a stone relief from Madara; along the top edge: БЪЛГАРИЯ (Bulgaria)

in the coin centre large face value: 5; below year of issue: 1999; along the bottom edge: СТОТИНКИ (stotinki); along the top edge 12 five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union

plain

5 VII 1999

still circulating

Петър Стойков, Владимир Йосифов
(Petar Stoikov, Vladimir Yossifov)

Монетен двор (The Mint), Sofia

1999

3 455 000

Dated to 8th century the Proto-bulgarian relief the Madara Rider (Мадарски конник) was hewn in a cliff at the height of 23 m from the base. It has been listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1979 as the only object of this type in Europe. It shows a natural-sized horse rider (probably Bulgarian Emperor Tervel) killing a lion with a spear. There is a dog running behind the horse (probably a hound).