Balgarianovinite.com When it comes to a national currency, people are very sensitive, which is why the national symbols on euro coins help give them a distinct national identity, said Dr. Julia Zaharieva, founder and dean of the European Union Law programme at the Sofia University Faculty of Law. She was speaking during a presentation of the latest issue of BTA’s LIK magazine, titled “Bulgarian Money”. The event took place in the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) headquarters in Sofia on Tuesday.
In the new LIK issue, Dr. Julia Zaharieva contributed a piece focusing on the informational value of the euro coin itself.
She expressed hope that when Bulgarian euro coins begin circulating outside the country, the national side of the coins could spark interest in the history behind the coin designs.
Dr. Zaharieva also said she was outraged by how Bulgarians’ fears regarding the euro introduction have been taken advantage of.
She explained that European banknotes feature seven architectural styles from across Europe, while euro coins all have a national side.
“This decision to include a national presence on the coin itself is driven by the fact that when it comes to a national currency, sensitivity is very high. And they found this solution: yes, it is a euro coin, but it will also have its own national character in some way,” she said.
Dr. Zaharieva said that the designer of the eagle depicted on the national side of the German euro coins was Bulgarian artist Snezhana Ruseva. Expert: National Symbols Give Bulgarian Euro Coins a Distinct Identity 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-06 17:32:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law