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1000 Leva 1997 World Cup - France
| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Weight | 23.33 g |
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| Reverse description | Three football players are depicted in dynamic action in the central field: a prominent central figure dribbles a football in the foreground while two opposing players contest the ball from the left and right. The figures are rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field, conveying vigorous movement. The Cyrillic legend 'XVI СВЕТОВНО ПЪРВЕНСТВО ПО ФУТБОЛ 1998' (XVI World Football Championship 1998) curves along the upper periphery, commemorating the 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France. |
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| Reverse lettering | XVI СВЕТОВНО ПЪРВЕНСТВО ПО ФУТБОЛ 1998 (Translation: XVI World Football Championship 1998) |
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Bulgaria qualified for the 1998 World Cup in France after a dramatic playoff run, but this coin was issued a full year before the tournament — part of a wave of pre-tournament commemoratives that FIFA-affiliated mints pushed through member nations in the mid-1990s. The Bulgarian National Bank released several silver issues in this period tied to international sporting events, a revenue strategy that coincided with the country's catastrophic hyperinflation crisis of 1996–97, when the lev lost roughly 85% of its value and the government collapsed.