An Unknown Coin, Needs Help Identifying

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silverdollar2011 Valued Member United States 385 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 5:28 pm hey guys, this photo came from ebay, I bought all of this guy's world coins at just 3.99 a pound with free shipping. I saw one of the coins in his photo, here it is, it looks quite unique and possibly old. What is it exactly and is it rare? Please let me know, thank you very much :) sorry, here's a larger enlarged photo. Edited by silverdollar2011 08/12/2012 5:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Thomcollects Valued Member United States 240 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 5:30 pm We need a better picture or ebay link. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 6:36 pm The lettering appears to be Cyrillic or Greek, which is a shame; because my first thought was Hungarian. Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 7:28 pm Bulgaria, 1992. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 8:35 pm Yep, Bulgaria. It "looks old" perhaps because the monument it depicts is old: the Madara Rider, carved by the mediaeval Bulgars sometime around 700 AD. But sadly, the coin itself is modern. Since it's been featured on numerous denominations struck from yellowish metal since 1992, it's impossible so say which denomination this one is. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 07:11 am That poor horseman landed on his head, by the way. ;) The part that is currently at the 11 o'clock position (roughly) should be at the bottom. And yes, this is a modern coin (dated 1992 as the later ones do not have the word "republic" any more) and it should be a 1 lev, 2 leva or 5 leva piece ... Christian Report this Post to the Staff
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