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20 Leva Slavonic Alphabet
| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Currency | Third lev (1962-1999) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the large denomination numeral '20' prominently displayed in the upper field, with the inscription 'ЛЕВА' immediately below. A heraldic shield bearing the early Cyrillic letters 'абв' is centered in the lower field, flanked on either side by a laurel branch. The circular legend 'НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА' arcs along the upper rim and 'БЪЛГАРИЯ' along the lower rim, all rendered in bold Cyrillic characters against a smooth, polished field. |
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| Obverse lettering | НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА 20 ЛЕВА БЪЛГАРИЯ (Translation: The People's Republic of Bulgaria 20 Leva) |
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Bulgaria issued no gold coins for general circulation during the communist period — this 1963 piece was produced explicitly for the international numismatic market, a hard-currency earner for a state perpetually short of Western exchange. The subject commemorates the Glagolitic and Cyrillic writing systems developed by Saints Cyril and Methodius in the 9th century, a theme the Bulgarian government returned to repeatedly as a nationalist touchstone, given that the First Bulgarian Empire was the first state to officially adopt the Cyrillic script.
KM#68 is frequently encountered in original government packaging, consistent with its export rather than circulation purpose.