Description:
Obverse
The obverse of the coin features the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank and the year ‘1879’ inscribed on the ribbon. In circumference there go ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK), the nominal value of the coin ‘5 ЛЕВА’ (5 BGN), and the year of issue ‘2011’.
Reverse
The reverse of the coin features a coloured composition of the fairy tale ‘Kosse Bosse’. Circumferentially there go ‘БЪЛГАРСКИ НАРОДНИ ПРИКАЗКИ’ (BULGARIAN FOLKTALES) and ‘КОСЕ БОСЕ’ (KOSSE BOSSE).
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