2 leva BULGARIA (1968 [1966]) Kliment Ohridski

in the coin centre in two lines face value: 2 / ЛЕВА (leva) flanked by two columns with tiles from Stara Zagora; above in two lines: НАРОДНА / РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ (People's Republic of Bulgaria); ring of rectangles at the edge

in the coin centre a figure of Kliment Ohridski en face; on the left side in three lines: КЛИМЕНТ (Kliment), below the date: 916 on the right side in three lines: ОХРИДСКИ (Ohridski); below the date: 1966; ring of rectangles at the edge

reeded

30 VIII 1968

31 XII 1997

Валентин Старчев, Крум Дамянов
(Valentin Starchev, Krum Damianov)

Монетен двор (The Mint), Sofia

1968

506 000

This coin commemorates the 1050th anniversary of death of Kliment Ohridski (Климент Охридски) (840-916) - student of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the first bishop and apostle of Bulgaria, co-creator of Slavian liturgy order, Saint for both Greek and Roman catholic churches.

Fresco of Kliment Ohridski from the church of the Holy Mother of God Peribleptos (Света Богородица Перивлепта) in Ohrid (today's Macedonia).



One of the tiles with stone relief dated to 8th century showing one of the oldest Bulgarian images of a lion found in the archeological site near Stara Zagora (Стара Загора).