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100 Leva St. Peter and St. Paul
| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 100 Leva |
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| Obverse description | At the center of the obverse, the official emblem of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) is depicted, featuring the year 1879 on a ribbon. Surrounding the central emblem, a circular legend reads БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА (Bulgarian National Bank) along the upper periphery, while the denomination 100 ЛЕВА and the year of issue 2024 appear in the lower field. The design adheres to the standard institutional format used for Bulgarian commemorative gold issues. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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The Apostles Peter and Paul hold particular significance in Bulgarian Orthodoxy through the feast of Saints Peter and Paul on July 12th (new style), which marks the end of the Apostles' Fast — one of the four major fasting periods in the Orthodox calendar. Bulgaria's National Bank has drawn on this tradition for commemorative issues before, though the 2024 gold strikes in this series are among the finer executions in recent decades. KM#383 places this piece within a well-documented run of Bulgarian commemorative gold.