The National Bank of Bulgaria’s Governing Council approved revised graphic designs for the Bulgarian national side of circulating euro coins across all denominations, with the only change being the issue year “2026”. The approved designs will be used for production, with the artwork revisions prepared by Mint EAD. The national-side designs reflect the requirements for mandatory and optional design elements under Council Regulation (EU) No 729/2014, including a circle of 12 EU stars, the country name “БЪЛГАРИЯ” in Cyrillic, and for the EUR 2 coin an edge inscription reading “БОЖЕ ПАЗИ БЪЛГАРИЯ” repeated with inverted orientation on the second half. Optional elements include Cyrillic denomination wording (“евро”, “стотинка/стотинки”) and the year of the euro’s introduction in Bulgaria, while the main motifs mirror current Bulgarian circulating coins: the Madara Rider (1–50 cent), St Ivan of Rila (EUR 1) and Paisius of Hilendar (EUR 2).
National Bank of Bulgaria 2025-04-09
National Bank of Bulgaria approves revised national-side designs for Bulgaria’s euro coins setting the issue year to 2026
The National Bank of Bulgaria's Governing Council approved revised designs for the Bulgarian national side of euro coins, with the only change being the issue year "2026". The designs, prepared by Mint EAD, comply with Council Regulation (EU) No 729/2014 and include mandatory elements like the 12 EU stars and the country name in Cyrillic. Optional elements feature Cyrillic denomination wording and motifs from current Bulgarian coins.