“The Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank has united around the idea of reproducing the design of the current exchange coins, which will ensure continuity in the monetary signs used and will facilitate the recognition of the new currency by Bulgarian citizens, namely: the Madara Rider – on the small coins; St. John of Rila – on the 1 euro coin; and Paisius of Hilendar – on the 2 euro coin,” reported BNB Governor Dimitar Radev in an interview with BTA. On the national side of the Bulgarian euro coins, the word “Bulgaria” will be written in Cyrillic (България), as well as the word “euro” (евро) – (for the 1 and 2 euro coins) and “stotinka”, respectively “стотинка” (for the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 euro cent coins). …
Here is what will be Depicted on the Bulgarian Euro Coins
