Description:
Obverse
The obverse of the coin features the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank with the year “1879” written on the ribbon. In circumference is the wording “БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА” (Bulgarian National Bank), the nominal value of the coin “20 ЛЕВА” (20 levs) and the year of issue.
Reverse
An iconographic image of St. John the Baptist and an inscription "СВ. Йоан Кръстител" (St. John the Baptist).
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