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Details
LOT 3473
Bulgaria. Republic CU 2 Leva. Dated 2016. Sofia mint. Commemorative issue of 150 Years since the Birth of Pencho Slaveikov. Dies by Plamen Chernev.
150 ГОДИНИ ОТ РОЖДЕНИЕТО НА ПЕНЧО СЛАВЕЙКОВ in two lines in left field, bust of poet Pencho Slaveikov slightly to left, his signature below / БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА, coat-of-arms, date and denomination below. KM 338. (NGC graded PF 69 RD ULTRA CAMEO (#8221825-003).).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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