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5 Leva Petko R. Slaveikov
| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Value | 5 Leva (5 BGL) |
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| Reverse description | A bold relief bust of Petko R. Slaveikov faces slightly to the left, depicted in three-quarter view with a mustache and wearing a jacket and bow tie, set against a smooth field. The subject's name ПЕТКО Р. СЛАВЕЙКОВ arcs along the upper periphery in Cyrillic letters. His birth and death years, 1827 and 1895, are inscribed along the lower arc, separated by a central dot and flanked by small star ornaments. The design is framed by a beaded inner border and a reeded rim. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Petko Rachov Slaveikov was a 19th-century Bulgarian poet and revolutionary whose work bridged the National Revival period and the post-Liberation literary scene. This coin was issued the year before the centenary of Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman rule — the 1878 Treaty of San Stefano being the obvious political backdrop for the BNB's commemorative program in this period. The .500 fine silver content reflects Bulgaria's pragmatic approach to commemorative coinage in the late Soviet era, when full silver issues were reserved for higher-denomination pieces in the same series.