site.btaJuly 31, 1997: 38th National Assembly Approves Design of Bulgaria's Post-Communist National Emblem
Sculptor and painter Georgi Chapkunov presents to President Peter Stoyanov a plastic model of the State coat of arms (BTA Photo)
On July 31, 1997, 38th National Assembly adopted the National Coat of Arms of Bulgaria Act. It also approved the design, submitted by sculptor Georgi Chapkunov and artist Kiril Gogov, who "embedded" the symbol and attributes of statehood in the coat of arms. Bulgarian politicians took seven years to reach consensus on the design of the crest.
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