Production quality
Proof, partially gold-plated
Description of obverse and reverse
The obverse of the coin features the BNB logo and the year “1879” on the strip, a floral motif beneath the logo, the nominal value “10” beneath the motif; the inscriptions “БЪЛАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА” (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK), “ЛЕВА” (levs) and “2010” on the outer ring.
The reverse of the coin features a replica of the photography “Monument of Liberation of the Bulgarian Church” by Nikolai Pavlovich; the inscriptions “140 ГОДИНИ” (140 years) and “БЪЛГАРСКА ЕКЗАРХИЯ” (Bulgarian Exarchate) on the outer ring with two small cross-stitches between them.
A brief annotation
“Monument of Liberation of the Bulgarian Church” by Nikolai
Pavlovich.