2 leva BULGARIA (1980) Yordan Yovkov

2 leva 1980 Yordan Yovkov - Bulgarian coins

thickness:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
30.0 mm	11.0 g	2.2 mm	CuNi

obverse:

in the coin centre a large face value: 2 divides the currency name: ЛЕ / ВА (leva); along the top edge: НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ (People's Republic of Bulgaria); along the bottom edge year of issue: 1980

reverse:

in the coin centre a head of Bulgarian writer facing slightly right; along the top edge: ЙОРДАН ЙОВКОВ (Yordan Yovkov), along the bottom one: • 1880-1937 •

edge:

reeded

issue date:

31 XII 1980

withdrawal date:

31 XII 1997

designer:

Петър Георгиев
(Petar Georgiev)

mint:

Монетен двор (The Mint), Sofia

mintage:

1980

200 000

interesting facts:

This coin commemorated the centenary of birth of Yordan Yovkov (Йордан Стефанов Йовков 1880-1937) - the most fruitful Bulgarian writer in the period between the world wars.

last update: 14 X 2012

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