Token - Rila Monastery of St. Ivan of Rila

Location Bulgaria
Year
Type Souvenir token
Composition Bronze (Polished)
Weight 17 g
Diameter
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Rough
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description Rila Monastery from bird`s eye view, trees and mountain Rila around it. Lettering
Obverse script
Obverse lettering РИЛСКИ МАНАСТИР
(Translation: RILA MONASTERY)
Reverse description Lettering in archaic form of Bulgarian language (used between 1800 and 1940)
Reverse script
Reverse lettering ОТ САМОКОВЪ ДО РЪIЛСКИ МОНАСТИРЪ ПРЕЗЪ ПЛАНИНАТА ИМА РАСТОЯНIЕ Х ЧАСА, А ПРЕЗЪ ДЪБНИЦА ОТЪ САМОКОВЪ ИМА 16 ЧАСА, ОТЪ САМОКОВЪ КАТО ПОИДЕШЪ ВОЗЪРЪКА ИСКАРЪ ПОЛОВИНЪ ЧАСЪ РАСТОЯНIЕ ОТ ГРАДО ЩЕ ПОМИНЕШЪ ПОКРАИ ЦАРЕВИТЕ КЛАДЕНЦИ ДЕТО Е УБИТЪ БЪЛГАРСКИО ЦАРЪ ЙОАНЪ ШИШМАНЪ ТАМО МУЕ И ГРОБО БЛИЗО НАЕДНО ВИСОКО МЕСТО
(Translation: FROM SAMOKOV TO THE RILA MONASTERY THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN IS 10 HOURS, THROUGH DABNITSA FROM SAMOKOV IS 16 HOURS, FROM SAMOKOV IF YOU GO THROUGH HANDED YOU WILL PASS HALF AN HOUR FROM THE CITY, YOU WILL PASS THROUGH THE TSAREVI KLADENTZI, WHERE THE BULGARIAN KING IVAN SHISHMAN WAS KILLED, THERE IS HIS GRAVE AS WELL, ON A PASS/SLOPE.)
Mint
Mintage
Numisquare ID 8793236040
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