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100 Leva Virgin Mary The Golden Apple
| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | Fourth lev (1999-date) |
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| Reverse lettering | Света Богородица Златната Ябълка (Translation: Virgin Mary The Golden Apple) |
| Edge | Plain |
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The "Golden Apple" — zlatna yabалка in Bulgarian — is a folklore motif appearing across South Slavic oral tradition, typically as an object of divine favor or an unreachable prize in hero narratives. Its pairing with the Virgin Mary here draws on the deep Orthodox devotional culture of Bulgaria, where Marian veneration has been continuous since the First Bulgarian Empire adopted Christianity in 864 AD under Khan Boris I. The Bulgarian National Bank has issued a steady run of gold commemoratives drawing on this iconographic well, and this 2024 piece continues that program rather than marking any singular ecclesiastical anniversary.