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10 Leva Tsar Ivan Asen II
| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Weight | 23.33 g |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dynamic bas-relief scene within a textured, pitted inner ring depicting Tsar Ivan Asen II at the head of a cavalry charge, with a broken alliance treaty impaled upon his spear — a reference to his victory at the Battle of Klokotnitsa (1230). The upper circumference carries the legend 'СРЕДНОВЕКОВНИ БЪЛГАРСКИ ВЛАДЕТЕЛИ' (Medieval Bulgarian Rulers), while 'ЦАР ИВАН АСЕН II' (Tsar Ivan Asen II) is inscribed along the lower circumference, both in Cyrillic script. |
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Ivan Asen II ruled Bulgaria from 1218 to 1241 and is widely regarded as the most capable monarch of the Second Bulgarian Empire. His decisive victory over the Despotate of Epirus at the Battle of Klokotnitsa in 1230 dramatically expanded Bulgarian territory to three seas — the Black, Aegean, and Adriatic — making it briefly the dominant power in the Balkans ahead of both Byzantium and the Latin Empire.
The Bulgarian National Bank has issued a long-running commemorative series honoring medieval Bulgarian rulers. This piece falls within that program, with partial gold plating a consistent feature applied to distinguish regal iconography from background elements across the series.