20 stotinki BULGARIA (1999)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
20.5 mm	4.0 g	1.7 mm	CuZnNi

obverse:

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

reverse:

in the coin centre large face value: 20; below year of issue: 1999; along the bottom edge: СТОТИНКИ (stotinki); along the top edge 12 five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union

edge:

reeded

issue date:

5 VII 1999

withdrawal date:

still circulating

designer:

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

mint:

Монетен двор (The Mint), Sofia

mintage:

1999	11 967 000

interesting facts:

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).

Madara Rider

last update: 14 X 2012

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