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BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANKCATALOGUECOINS

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BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANKCATALOGUE

COINS

Fifth Revised EditionBulgarian

Translated by Peter SkippSize 205/288 mm

Pages 197 Design, photography and publishing

by the Publications Division of the BNB

Sofia2014

Bulgarian National Bank

COINS

/CATALO

GUE

18792014

135-

*****Dedicatedto the 135th anniversaryof Bulgarian National Bankfoundation

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: www.bnb.bg

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Coins from the reserve fund and the BNB Museum have been used as well as photographs of some coins by private collectors Bogdan Kassabov Lyuben Angelovski to whom com-pilers express their sincere gratitude.

A list of the coins for sale and their prices could be found on the BNB website (in Bulgarian only) at: www.bnb.bg

, 2014 .

ISBN 978-954-8579-55-1 ()

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Coins have been minted in the Bulgarian lands since deepest antiquity. Later, during the Second Bulgarian Empire, coins by Ivan Asen II (the begin-ning of 13th century) to Ivan Sracimir (in mid-14th Century) are known. The Ottoman conquest put an end to Bulgarian minting for more than five cen-turies. Liberation found a chaotic exchange picture in Bulgaria, with a mosaic of foreign currencies circulating in local markets. The revived Bulgarian state had yet to devise a monetary system. Official accounts were kept in French francs, and due to the great gold to silver agio, remittances were in a variety of foreign silver coinage.

The Bulgarian National Bank was established in 1879 and in the next year the Second Ordinary National Assembly voted the Minting Rights Act, granting the state exclusive rights to put into circu-lation coins. The Act also established the lev as the national currency, dividing it into a hundred sto-tinkas. Inspiration came from the Latin Monetary Union, with three types of coins being adopted: copper, silver, and gold. The very next year the first Bulgarian coins were minted in England: two, five and ten stotinkas in copper. Silver one and two levs coins were minted in Russia in 1882, and the first gold coins (10, 20, and 100 levs) came in 1894. The Coinage of the Principality Act of 1897 declared the golden lev as the unit of currency. The Lev and Money Supply Stabilisation Act of 1928 introduced the gold exchange standard. In various historical periods dependent on the issuing institution, the BNB as an independent institution or as a part of the Ministry of Finance placed Bul-garian coin issues with renowned European mints: those of Russia, Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, France, Belgium, Germany and Yugoslavia.

The foundation of the Bulgarian Mint in 1952 re-launched indigenous minting: first of exchange coinage; and later, since 1965, of commemorative issues. The BNB uses a variety of metals and alloys for coins: gold, silver, platinum, aluminium, cop-per/nickel, iron, etc.

In their own way Bulgarian coins celebrate the times when they were minted and used as a means of payment. A mirror of national economic and historical development, they retain a trace of the nations culture and heritage.

This is the fifth revised edition of the Catalogue of Coins issued by the Bulgarian National Bank. Since 1990, when the first edition of the Cata-logue saw light of day, its format has undergone significant changes. This is not only because each successive edition had ever better illustrations and carried details of newly issued coinage, but also because its very concept developed and improved as document study progressed. The authors ac-

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knowledge the significant contribution of the many letters which collectors and members of the public sent to the BNB Issue Department. This Catalogue attempts to answer their questions and rise to their recommendations through the manner of its struc-turing and in its attempt at completeness.

The edition has the ambition to present pre-dominantly actual-sized specimens of coins issued by Bulgarias central bank during its entire exis-tence (so-called curios are excluded). There are several reasons why we publish (with a few excep-tions) specimens. First, many have not been seen to this day other than by Bank and Mint officers and a handful of collectors; the general public has not had the opportunity of acquainting itself with them, and striving for transparency is at the heart of BNB communications policy as a member of the European System of Central Banks. Second, statutes were adopted as part of Bulgarian legal convergence with the European Union. Despite the BNBs special status as issuer, these provisions relate to the Bank as much as to anyone else.

Coinage is structured into parts reflecting Bul-garian historical periods. Within each part, coins are ranked chronologically being presented by se-ries they are related to.

The Publisher

PRINCIPALITYOF BULGARIA

18781908

9 1881 . 2

Cu-Sn-Zn- 2

20

4 996 345 ,

Year of issue 1881Nominal value 2 stotinkasType of metal CuSnZn alloy

Weight 2 gDiameter 20 mm

Edge flatMintage 4,996,345

Minted in Birmingham, Great BritainArtistic design unknown

*****

1881 . 5

Cu-Sn-Zn- 5

25

10 000 000 ,





*****

1881 . 10

Cu-Sn-Zn- 10

30

15 000 000 ,





10

1882 . 1 , Ag 835/1000

5 23

4 500 015

,

Year of issue 1882Nominal value 1 lev

Type of metal Ag 835/1000Weight 5 g

Diameter 23 mmEdge embossed text God Save Bulgaria

Mintage 4,500,015Minted in St. Petersburg, RussiaArtistic design Nikolaj Forms

*****

1882 . 2 , Ag 835/1000

10 27

2 000 000

,

Year of issue 1882Nominal value 2 levs




*****

1883 . 50

, Ag 835/1000 2.5

18

3 000 000 ,

Year of issue 1883 Nominal value 50 stotinkas Type of metal Ag 835/1000

Weight 2.5 gDiameter 18 mmEdge serrated


11

1884 . 5 , Ag 900/1000

25 37

512 473

,




Mintage 512,473Minted in St. Petersburg, RussiaArtistic design Nikolaj Forms

***** 1885 .

5 , Ag 900/1000

25 37

1 426 000

,





*****

1888 . 2 1/2

Cu-Ni- 2

15

11 646 666 ,

Year of issue 1888Nominal value 2 1/2 stotinkasType of metal CuNi alloy



Minted in Brussels, BelgiumArtistic design unknown

12

1888 . 5

Cu-Ni- 3

17

14 000 000 ,

Year of issue 1888Nominal value 5 stotinkasType of metal CuNi alloy




*****

1888 . 10

Cu-Ni- 4

19

10 000 000 ,


Weight 4 g Diameter 19 mm



*****

1888 . 20

Cu-Ni- 5

21

5 000 000 ,





13

1891 . 50

, Ag 835/1000 2.5

18

2 000 000 , -


Weight 2.5 g Diameter 18 mmEdge serrated

Mintage 2,000,000Minted in Kremnitz, Austria-Hungary

Artistic design nton Sharf

***** 1891 .

1 , Ag 835/1000

5 23

4 000 000

, -






***** 1891 .

2 , Ag 835/1000

10 27

1 500 000

, -





Artistic design Anton Sharf

14

1892 . 5 , Ag 900/1000

25 37

1 001 375

, -






***** 1894 .

1 , Ag 835/1000

5 23

1 000 013

, -






***** 1894 .

2 , Ag 835/1000

10 27

1 000 000

, -

Year of issue 1894

Nominal value 2 levsType of metal Ag 835/1000


Edge embossed text God Save BulgariaMintage 1,000,000

Minted in Kremnitz, Austria-HungaryArtistic design nton Sharf

15

1894 . 5 , Ag 900/1000

25 37

1 800 000

, -






***** 1894 .

10 , u 900/1000

3.23 19 75 000

, -


Type of metal u 900/1000Weight 3.23 g

Diameter 19 mmEdge serrated Mintage 75,000

Minted in Kremnitz, Austria-Hungary Artistic design nton Sharf

*****

1894 . 20 , Au 900/1000

6.45 21

100 000

, -


Type of metal Au 900/1000Weight 6.45 g


Mintage 100,000Minted in Kremnitz, Austria-Hungary


16

1894 . 100 , Au 900/1000

32.26 35

2500

, -


Type of metal Au 900/1000Weight 32.26 gDiameter 35 mm

Edge embossed text God Save BulgariaMintage 2,500

Minted in Kremnitz, Austria-Hungary Artistic design nton Sharf

*****

1901 . 1

Cu-Sn-Zn- 1

15

20 000 000 ,

Year of issue 1901Nominal value 1 stotinka

Type of metal CuSnZn alloyWeight 1 g

Diameter 15 mmEdge flat

Mintage 20,000,000Minted in Paris, France

Artistic design Alfred Borrel

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1901 . 2

Cu-Sn-Zn- 2

20

40 000 000 ,



Edge flatMintage 40,000,000Minted in Paris, France

Artistic design Alfred Borrel

17

1906 . 5

Cu-Ni- 3

17

14 000 000 , -




Minted in Kremnitz, Austria-HungaryArtistic design Nikolaj Forms

***** 1906 .

10 Cu-Ni-

4 19

13 000 000

, -





***** 1906 .

20 Cu-Ni-

5 21

10 000 000

, -





KINGDOM

OF BULGARIA19081946

21

1910 . 50

, Ag 835/1000 2.5

18 400 000

, -



Mintage 400,000Minted in Kremnitz, Austria-HungaryArtistic design Stefan Schwartz

*****

1910 . 1 , Ag 835/1000

5 23

3 000 000

, -




Mintage 3,000,000Minted in Kremnitz and Vienna, Austria-Hungary

Artistic design Stefan Schwartz

***** 1910 .

2 , Ag 835/1000

10 27

400 000

, -




Mintage 400,000Minted in Vienna, Austria-HungaryArtistic design Stefan Schwartz

22

1912 . 1

Cu-Sn-Zn- 1

15

20 000 000 , -

Year of issue 1912Nominal value 1 stotinka

Type of metal CuSnZn alloyWeight 1 g



Artistic design unknown

***** 1912 .

2 Cu-Sn-Zn-

2 20

40 000 000

, -




Minted in Kremnitz, Austria-HungaryArtistic design unknown

*****

1912 . 5

Cu-Ni- 3

17

14 000 000 , -





23

1912 . 10

Cu-Ni- 4

19

13 000 000 , -





*****

1912 . 20

Cu-Ni- 5

21

10 000 000 , -





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1912 . 50

, Ag 835/1000 2.5

18

2 000 000 , -

Year of issue 1912Nominal value 50 stotinkasType of metal Ag 835/1000


Mintage 2,000,000Minted in Kremnitz, Austria-HungaryArtistic design Rudolf Marshall

24

1912 . 1 , Ag 835/1000

5 23

2 000 000

, -

Year of issue 1912

Nominal value 1 levType of metal Ag 835/1000



Minted in Kremnitz, Austria-HungaryArtistic design Rudolf Marshall

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1912 . 2 , Ag 835/1000

10 27

1 000 000

, -

Year of issue 1912





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1912 . 20 , u 900/1000

6.45 21

75 000

, -

Year of issue 1912

Nominal value 20 levsType of metal u 900/1000

Weight 6.45 gDiameter 21 mm


Minted in Vienna and Kremnitz, Austria-HungaryArtistic design Rudolf Marshall

25

1912 . 100 , u 900/1000

32.26 35

5000

, -


Type of metal u 900/1000Weight 32.26 gDiameter 35 mm


Minted in Vienna, Austria-HungaryArtistic design Rudolf Marshall

*****

1913 . 5

Cu-Ni- 3

17

20 000 000 , -




Minted in Vienna, Austria-HungaryArtistic design unknown

*****

1913 . 10

Cu-Ni- 4

19

20 000 000 , -





26

1913 . 20

Cu-Ni- 5

21

5 000 000 , -





*****

1913 . 50

, Ag 835/1000 2.5

18

3 000 000 , -

Year of issue 1913Nominal value 50 stotinkasType of metal Ag 835/1000


Mintage 3,000,000Minted in Kremnitz, Austria-HungaryArtistic design Rudolf Marshall

*****

1913 . 1 , Ag 835/1000

5 23

3 500 000

, -




Mintage 3,500,000Minted in Vienna and Kremnitz, Austria-Hungary

Artistic design Rudolf Marshall

27

1913 . 2 , Ag 835/1000

10 27

500 000

, -




Mintage 500,000Minted in Vienna, Austria-HungaryArtistic design Rudolf Marshall

*****

1916 . 50 ( )

, Ag 835/1000 2.5

18

4 562 051 , -

Year of issue 1916Nominal value 50 stotinkas

(with small knurled rim on the obverse)Type of metal Ag 835/1000


Mintage 4,562,051Minted in Vienna, Austria-HungaryArtistic design Rudolf Marshall

*****

1916 . 50 ( )

, Ag 835/1000 2.5

18

, -


(with large knurled rim on the obverse)Type of metal Ag 835/1000



28

1916 . 1 , Ag 835/1000

5 23

4 568 696

, -






***** 1916 .

2 , Ag 835/1000

10 27

2 286 008

, -






***** 1917 .

5 Zn 2

17

53 200 000 , -


Type of metal ZnWeight 2 g




29

1917 . 10

Zn 3

19

59 100 000 , -






***** 1917 .

20 Zn 4

21

40 000 000 , -






***** 1923 .

1 Al-Zn-Cu-

1.5 23

40 000 000 ,


Type of metal AlZnCu alloyWeight 1.5 g

Diameter 23 mmEdge serrated

Mintage 40,000,000Minted in Vienna, AustriaArtistic design unknown

30

1923 . 2

Al-Zn-Cu- 2.5

27

20 000 000 , , ,

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Type of metal AlZnCu alloyWeight 2.5 g


Mintage 20,000,000Minted in Vienna, Austria and Birmingham,

Great Britain/Poissy, FranceArtistic design unknown

*****

1925 . 1

( ) Cu-Ni-

3 20

34 982 289 ,


(with a thunderbolt mint mark)Type of metal CuNi alloy

Weight 3 gDiameter 20 mmEdge serrated

Mintage 34,982,289Minted in Poissy, FranceArtistic design unknown

*****

1925 . 1

Cu-Ni- 3

20

35 000 000 ,


Type of metal CuNi alloyWeight 3 g


Mintage 35,000,000Minted in Brussels, BelgiumArtistic design unknown

31

1925 . 2

( ) Cu-Ni-

5 23

20 000 124 ,


(with a thunderbolt mint mark)Type of metal CuNi alloy


Mintage 20,000,124Minted in Poissy, FranceArtistic design unknown

*****

1925 . 2

Cu-Ni- 5

23

20 000 000 ,




Mintage 20,000,000Minted in Brussels, BelgiumArtistic design unknown

*****

1930 . 5

Cu-Ni- 8

26

20 001 000 ,




Mintage 20,001,000Minted in Stuttgart, GermanyArtistic design Ivan Lazarov

32

1930 . 10

Cu-Ni- 11

30

15 001 000 ,




Mintage 15,001,000Minted in Stuttgart, GermanyArtistic design Ivan Lazarov

*****

1930 . 20 , Ag 500/1000

4 21

10 015 982

,




Mintage 10,015,982Minted in Budapest, HungaryArtistic design Lajos Bern

*****

1930 . 50 , Ag 500/1000

10 27

9 028 000

,





33

1930 . 100 , Ag 500/1000

20 34

1 556 223

,





*****

1934 . 50 , Ag 500/1000

10 27

3 000 958

, , ,




Mintage 3,000,958Minted in London, Great Britain,

and Belgrade, YugoslaviaArtistic design Percival Metcalf

34

1934 . 100 , Ag 500/1000

20 34

2 505 777

, , ,




Mintage 2,505,777Minted in London, Great Britain,

and Belgrade, YugoslaviaArtistic design Percival Metcalf

*****

1937 . 50

Cu-Al- 2

18

60 200 000 ,

Year of issue 1937Nominal value 50 stotinkasType of metal CuAl alloy



Minted in Kremnica, CzechoslovakiaArtistic design Rudolf Pribisch and Vasil Zahariev

35

1937 . 100 , Ag 500/1000

20 34

2 207 417

,




Mintage 2,207,417Minted in Kremnica,

CzechoslovakiaArtistic design Percival Metcalf

*****

1940 . 20

Cu-Ni- 4

21

6 650 000 ,




Mintage 6,650,000Minted in Berlin, GermanyArtistic design Lajos Bern

*****

1940 . 50

Cu-Ni- 10

27

12 340 000 ,




Mintage 12,340,000Minted in Berlin, GermanyArtistic design Lajos Bern

36

1941 . 1

Fe 3

20

10 000 000 ,

Year of issue 1941Nominal value 1 levType of metal Fe


Mintage 10,000,000Minted in Berlin, GermanyArtistic design unknown

*****

1941 . 2

Fe 5

23

15 000 000 ,

Year of issue 1941Nominal value 2 levsType of metal Fe



***** 1941 .

5 Fe 9

26

15 000 000 ,



Mintage 15,000,000Minted in Vienna, Austria

Artistic design Ivan Lazarov

37

1941 . 10

Fe 12

30

2 200 000 ,


Type of metal FeWeight 12 g




***** 1943 .

2 Fe 5

23

35 000 000 ,




*****

1943 . 5 Fe, c Cu-Ni-

9 26

36 000 000 ,


Type of metal Fe, CuNi-platedWeight 9 g




38

1943 . 10 Fe, c Cu-Ni-

12 30

25 000 000 ,






***** 1943 .

50 Fe, c Cu-Ni-

10 27

15 000 000

,




Mintage 15,000,000 Minted in Berlin, GermanyArtistic design Lajos Bern

PEOPLESREPUBLIC

OF BULGARIA19461991

41

1951 . 1

1

15

, , ,

Year of issue 1951Nominal value 1 stotinkaType of metal bronze alloy


Minted in Leningrad, USSR, and Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design unknown

*****

1951 . 3

2.4

19

, , ,

Year of issue 1951Nominal value 3 stotinkasType of metal bronze alloy



*****

1951 . 5

3.1

22

, , ,




42

1951 . 10

Cu-Ni- 1.8

17

, , ,




*****

1951 . 25

Cu-Ni- 3.5

22

,



Minted in Leningrad, USSRArtistic design unknown

*****

1952 . 20

Cu-Ni- 3

21

,



Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design unknown

43

1954 . 20

Cu-Ni- 3

21

,




*****

1959 . 50

Cu-Ni- 3.8

23

,




*****

1960 . 1

Cu-Ni- 5.2

25

,


Type of metal CuNi alloyWeight 5.2 g



44

1962 . 1

1

15

,




*****

1962 . 2

2

18

,




*****

1962 . 5

3

22

,




45

1962 . 10

Cu-Ni- 1.6

17

,




*****

1962 . 20

Cu-Ni- 3

21

,




*****

1962 . 50

Cu-Ni- 4

23

,




46

1962 . 1

Cu-Ni- 4.8

24

,


Type of metal CuNi alloyWeight 4.8 g



***** 1965 .

1100 2 , Ag 900/1000

- 8.89

24 10 000

,

Year of issue 1965 1100 Years Slavonic LettersNominal value 2 levs

Type of metal Ag 900/1000Quality proofWeight 8.89 g


Mintage 10,000Minted in Sofia, Bulgaria

Artistic design Alexander Poplilov *****

1965 .1100 5 , Ag 900/1000

- 16.67

30 5000

,

Year of issue 1965

1100 Years Slavonic LettersNominal value 5 levs

Type of metal Ag 900/1000Quality proofWeight 16.67 gDiameter 30 mm

Edge flatMintage 5,000

Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Alexander Poplilov

47

1965 .1100 10 , Au 900/1000

- 8.44

22 7000

,


Type of metal Au 900/1000Quality proofWeight 8.44 g



Artistic design Alexander Poplilov

***** 1965 .

1100 20 , Au 900/1000

- 16.89

27 3000

,


Type of metal Au 900/1000Quality proofWeight 16.89 gDiameter 27 mm



48

1965 .

2 , Ag 900/1000

- 8.89

24 20 000

,

Year of issue 1965Georgi Dimitrov


Quality proofWeight 8.89 g



Artistic design Alexander Poplilovand Ivan Mandov

*****

1965 .

5 , Ag 900/1000

- 16.67

30 10 000

,



Quality proofWeight 16.67 gDiameter 30 mm



and Ivan Mandov

49

1965 .

10 , Au 900/1000

- 8.44

22 10 000

,


Nominal value 10 levsType of metal Au 900/1000




Artistic design Alexander Poplilovand Ivan Mandov

*****

1965 .

20 , Au 900/1000

- 16.89

27 5000

,






and Ivan Mandov

50

1968 .1050

2 Cu-Ni-

11 30 506 000

,

Year of issue 19681050 Years Since the Death of Kliment Ochridski

Nominal value 2 levsType of metal CuNi alloy

Quality BUWeight 11 g



Artistic design Valentin Starchevand Krum Damyanov

***** 1969 .

,,25

1 Cu-Ni-

8 27

3 700 000 ,

Year of issue 1969 25 Years Since the Socialist Revolution in Bulgaria

Nominal value 1 levType of metal CuNi alloy



Mintage 3,700,000Minted in Sofia, Bulgaria


51

1969 .,,25

2

Cu-Ni-

11 30

1 500 000 ,

Year of issue 1969 25 Years Since the Socialist Revolution in Bulgaria






***** 1969 .

90 O

1 Cu-Ni-

8 27

2 150 000 ,

Year of issue 196990 Years Since the Liberation of Bulgaria

from Ottoman RuleNominal value 1 lev

Type of metal CuNi alloyQuality BUWeight 8 g




52

1969 . 90 O

2

Cu-Ni-

11 30

1 900 000 ,

Year of issue 1969 90 Years Since the Liberation of Bulgaria

from Ottoman RuleNominal value 2 levs





***** 1970 .

,,120 5 , Ag 900/1000

20.5

36

370 000 ,

Year of issue 1970 120 Years Since the Birth of Ivan Vazov


Quality BUWeight 20.5 g

Diameter 36 mmEdge blind-blocked five-pointed stars


Artistic design Krum Damyanov

53

1970 .,,120

5 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36

110 000 ,

Year of issue 1970 120 Years Since the Birth of Ivan Vazov





Artistic design Krum Damyanov *****

1970 . 1

1

15

,




***** 1971 .

150 . 5 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36

300 000 ,

Year of issue 1971 150 Years Since the Birth of Georgi S. Rakovski





Artistic design Lyubomir Prahov and Dimitar Bonovski

54

1972 .250

5 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36

200 000 ,

Year of issue 1972 250 Years Since the Birth of Paisii Chilendarski






***** 1972 .

150 2

Cu-Ni-

11 30 100 000

,

Year of issue 1972 150 Years Since the Birth of Dobri Chintulov






55

1973 .100

5 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36

200 000 ,

e

Year of issue 1973 100 Years Since the Death of Vasil Levski



Diameter 36 mmEdge embossed text A Sacred and Pure Republic


Artistic design Georgi Baldzhiev *****

1973 .50

1923 . 5 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36

200 000 ,

e

Year of issue 1973 50 Years Since the September 1923 Antifascist Uprising





Artistic design Petar Kutsarov and Georgi Baldzhiev

***** 1974 .

1

1 15

,




56

1974 . 2

2

18

,




*****

1974 . 5

3

22

,




***** 1974 .

10 Cu-Ni-

1.6 17

,




57

1974 . 20

Cu-Ni- 3

21

,




*****

1974 . 50

Cu-Ni- 4

23

,




*****

1974 .30 1944 .

5 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36

200 000 ,

Year of issue 1974 30 Years Since the September 1944

Antifascist Peoples UprisingNominal value 5 levs




Artistic design Alexander Poplilov

58

1974 .50

5 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36

200 000 ,

e

Year of issue 197450 Years Since the Death of Alexander Stamboliiski





Artistic design Georgi Baldzhiev and Yani Stavrev

***** 1975 .

, (), 1973 . 10 , Ag 900/1000

- 30

40

50 000

,

Year of issue 1975 10th Olympic Congress, Varna (Bulgaria), 1973


Quality proofWeight 30 g

Diameter 40 mmEdge embossed text Sport for a Peaceful World


Artistic design Stefan Nenov

59

1975 . , (), 1973 .

10 , Ag 900/1000

- 30

40 Citius, Altius, Fortius

50 000 ,

Year of issue 1975 10th Olympic Congress, Varna (Bulgaria), 1973



Diameter 40 mmEdge embossed text Citius, Altius, Fortius



***** 1976 .

100 , 1876 . 1 , Cu 900/1000

- 8

27 . .

300 000 ,

Year of issue 1976 100 Years Since the April 1876 Uprising

Nominal value 1 levType of metal Cu 900/1000


Diameter 27 mmEdge embossed text Rebel Ye . and Take Up Arms


Artistic design Georgi Chapkunov and Stefan Nenov

60

1976 . 100 , 1876 .:

2

Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,







***** 1976 .

100 , 1876 .:

5 , Ag 500/1000

- 20.5

36 ,

200 000

,




Diameter 36 mmEdge embossed text Long Live Bulgaria


Artistic design Stefan Nenov and Georgi Chapkunov

61

1976 .100

5 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36 ,

, 200 000

,

Year of issue 1976 100 Years Since the Death of Christo Botev



Diameter 36 mmEdge embossed text He Who Shalt in Battle

for Freedom Fall, Shalt Eer Live onMintage 200,000

Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Lilyana Marinova and Sava Tzonovski

***** 1977 .

, (), 1977 . 50

Cu-Ni-

4 23

2 000 000 ,

Year of issue 1977University Games, Sofia (Bulgaria), 1977

Nominal value 50 stotinkasType of metal CuNi alloy





62

1977 .150 .

5 , Ag 500/1000

- 20.5

36

200 000 ,

Year of issue 1977 150 Years Since the Birth of Petko R. Slaveikov





Artistic design Milislav Elenkov

***** 1978 .

100 . 5 , Ag 500/1000

- 20.5

36

200 000 ,

Year of issue 1978 100 Years Since the Birth of Peyo K. Yavorov





Artistic design Lyubomir Prahov and Petar Braikov

63

1978 .100 O

, 1878 . 10 , Ag 500/1000

- 30

40

200 000

,

Year of issue 1978100 Years Since the Liberation

of Bulgaria from Ottoman Rule, 1878Nominal value 10 levs

Type of metal Ag 500/1000Quality proofWeight 30 g

Diameter 40 mmEdge embossed text Eternal Glory

to the Brother LiberatorsMintage 200,000

Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Georgi Chapkunov and Stefan Nenov

***** 1978 .

100

5 , Ag 500/1000

- 20.5

36

200 000 ,

Year of issue 1978 100 Years the Kiril and Metodii National Library





Artistic design Milislav Elenkov

64

1979 . 5 , Ag 500/1000

20.5

36 35 000

,

Year of issue 1979 100 Years Bulgarian Telecommunications





Artistic design Stefan Kunchev

***** 1979 .

5 , Ag 500/1000

- 20.5

36 15 000

,

Year of issue 1979 100 Years Bulgarian Telecommunications





Artistic design Stefan Kunchev

65

1979 .

20 , Ag 500/1000

21.8

37 ,

35 000 ,

Year of issue 1979 Sofia 100 Years the Capital of Bulgaria



Diameter 37 mmEdge embossed text Sofia: Ever Growing, Never Old



***** 1979 .

20 , Ag 900/1000

- 32

42 ,

15 000 ,

Year of issue 1979 Sofia 100 Years the Capital of Bulgaria



Diameter 42 mmEdge embossed text Sofia: Ever Growing, Never Old



66

1979 .

10 , Ag 500/1000

14

32 79

35 000 ,

e

Year of issue 1979 First Soviet-Bulgarian Space Flight



Diameter 32 mmEdge embossed text USSR PRB Intercosmos79


Artistic design Georgi Baldzhiev

***** 1979 .

10 , Ag 900/1000

- 24

38 79

15 000 ,

e

Year of issue 1979 First Soviet-Bulgarian Space Flight



Diameter 38 mmEdge embossed text USSR PRB Intercosmos79



67

1979 . 10 , Ag 925/1000

- 23.33

38.61 25 000

,

Year of issue 1979 International Year of the Child



Diameter 38.61 mmEdge flat



***** 1979 .

10 , Ag 925/1000

- 46.66 () 38.61

2500

,

Year of issue 1979 International Year of the Child


Quality proofWeight 46.66 g (Piefort)Diameter 38.61 mm


Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Stefan Nenov and Georgi Chapkunov

68

1979 . 1

-

1 15 2000

,



Diameter 15 mmEdge serratedMintage 2,000


***** 1979 .

2 -

2 18 2000

,





***** 1979 .

5 -

3 22 2000

,





69

1979 . 10

Cu-Ni- -

1.6 17 2000

,





***** 1979 .

20 Cu-Ni- -

3 21 2000

,





***** 1979 .

50 Cu-Ni- -

4 23 2000

,





70

1979 . 1

Cu-Ni- -

4.8 24 2000

,


Type of metal CuNi alloyQuality proofWeight 4.8 g



***** 1980 .

, , 1982 . 1

Cu-Ni-

7 27 220 000

,

Year of issue 1980 World Football Championship, Spain, 1982





Artistic design Stefan Nenov and Petar Georgiev *****

1980 . , , 1982 .

1 Cu-Ni- -

7 27

30 000

,






Artistic design Stefan Nenov and Petar Georgiev

71

1980 . , , 1982 .

2 Cu-Ni-

11 30 220 000

,







***** 1980 .

, , 1982 . 2

Cu-Ni- -

11 30

30 000

,







72

1980 . , , 1982 .

5 Cu-Ni- 16.4

34.2 220 000

,




Diameter 34.2 mmEdge serrated



***** 1980 .

, , 1982 . 5

Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

30 000

,

Year of issue 1980World Football Championship, Spain, 1982






73

1980 . 1

-

1 15 2000

,





***** 1980 .

2 -

2 18 2000

,





***** 1980 .

5 -

3 22 2000

,





74

1980 . 10

Cu-Ni- -

1.6 17 2000

,





***** 1980 .

20 Cu-Ni- -

3 21 2000

,





***** 1980 .

50 Cu-Ni- -

4 23 2000

,





75

1980 . 1

Cu-Ni- -

4.8 24 2000

,





***** 1980 .

100 2

Cu-Ni-

11 30 200 000

, e

Year of issue 1980 100 Years Since the Birth of Yordan Yovkov






76

1981 . , (),

81 1

Cu-Ni-

8 27 250 000

,

Year of issue 1981 World Hunting Exposition, Plovdiv (Bulgaria), EXPO81





Artistic design Petar Georgiev

***** 1981 .

, (), 81

1 Cu-Ni- -

8 27 50 000

,





Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Petar Georgiev

77

1981 . , (),

81 2

Cu-Ni-

11 30 250 000

,







***** 1981 .

, (), 81

2 Cu-Ni- -

11 30 50 000

,






78

1981 . , (),

81 5

Cu-Ni- 16.4

34.2 250 000

,







***** 1981 .

, (), 81

5 Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

50 000

,




Diameter 34.2 mmEdge serratedMintage 50,000


79

1981 . 1

1 15

,

Year of issue 19811300 Years Bulgaria

Nominal value 1 stotinkaType of metal bronze alloy




***** 1981 .

1

-

1 15

,


Nominal value 1 stotinkaType of metal bronze alloy




***** 1981 .

2

2 18

,


Nominal value 2 stotinkasType of metal bronze alloy




80

1981 . 2

-

2 18 20

,




Diameter 18 mmEdge serratedMintage 20


***** 1981 .

5

3 22

,






***** 1981 .

5

-

3 22

,






81

1981 . 10

Cu-Ni-

1.6 17

,






***** 1981 .

10

Cu-Ni- -

1.6 17

,






***** 1981 .

20

Cu-Ni-

3 21

,






82

1981 . 20

Cu-Ni- -

3 21

,






***** 1981 .

50

Cu-Ni-

4 23

,






***** 1981 .

50

Cu-Ni- -

4 23

,






83

1981 .

1 Cu-Ni-

4.8 24

,

Year of issue 19811300 Years BulgariaNominal value 1 lev

Type of metal CuNi alloyQuality BUWeight 4.8 g



***** 1981 .

1

Cu-Ni- -

4.8 24

,

Year of issue 19811300 Years BulgariaNominal value 1 lev




***** 1981 .

1

1 15 137

,

Year of issue 1981Peoples Republic of BulgariaNominal value 1 stotinkaType of metal bronze alloy




84

1981 .

2 -

2 18 20

,

Year of issue 1981Peoples Republic of BulgariaNominal value 2 stotinkasType of metal bronze alloy




***** 1981 .

1300 : 681. 2

Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 19811300 Years Bulgaria: 681. The Madara Equestrian Figure






85

1981 .1300 : 681.

50 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36 10 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: 681. The Madara Equestrian Figure




Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Lyubomir Prahov and Petar Braikov

***** 1981 .

1300 : 2

Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: Slavonic Letters





Artistic design Georgi Chapkunov and Stefan Kunchev

86

1981 .1300 :

2

Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 19811300 Years Bulgaria. 800 Years Since the Uprising

of Assen and PetarNominal value 2 levs

Type of metal CuNi alloyQuality proofWeight 11 g



Artistic design Asen Stareishinskiand Georgi Chapkunov

***** 1981 .

1300 : II 2

Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: Ivan Assen II






87

1981 .1300 : II

50 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36 10 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: Ivan Assen II






***** 1981 .

1300 : 2

Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: The Boyana Church






88

1981 .1300 :

2 Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: The Rila Monastery





Artistic design Stefan Kunchev and Bogomil Nikolov

***** 1981 .

1300 : 2

Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: Haidouks






89

1981 .1300 : 2

Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: Oborishte





Artistic design Stefan Kunchev and Bogomil Nikolov

***** 1981 .

1300 : 2

Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: The Liberation






90

1981 . 1300 :

2 Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 19811300 Years Bulgaria: The Union of Eastern Rumelia

with the Bulgarian PrincipalityNominal value 2 levs




Artistic design Asen Stareishinskiand Bogomil Nikolov

***** 1981 .

1300 : , 1891 . 2

Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 19811300 Years Bulgaria: Bouzloudja, 1891






91

1981 .1300 :

2 Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: The Republic






***** 1981 .

1300 : 50 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36 10 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: The Republic






92

1981 .1300 :

2 Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: Mother and Child






***** 1981 .

1300 : 25 , Ag 500/1000

- 14

32

100 000 ,







93

1981 .1300 :

50 , Ag 900/1000

- 20.5

36 10 000

,







***** 1981 .

1300 : 1000

, Au 900/1000 -

16.89 30

2000

,





Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Stefan Nenov and Georgi Chapkunov

94

1981 .1300 :

1 Cu-Ni-

13 31

250 000

,

Year of issue 19811300 Years Bulgaria: Eternal Friendship between Bulgaria

and the USSRNominal value 1 lev




Artistic design Lyubomir Prahov

***** 1981 .

1300 : 1

Cu-Ni- -

13 31

50 000

,

Year of issue 19811300 Years Bulgaria: Eternal Friendship between Bulgaria

and the USSRNominal value 1 lev




Artistic design Lyubomir Prahov

95

1981 .1300 :

5

Cu-Ni-

12 32 200 000

, ,

o

Year of issue 1981 1300 Years Bulgaria: Christo Botev and Sndor Petfi





Artistic design Stefan Nenov,Kancho Avramov and Gyrgy Bognr

***** 1981 .

1300 :

5 Cu-Ni- -

12 32 50 000

, ,

Year of issue 19811300 Years Bulgaria: Christo Botev and Sndor Petfi




Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Stefan Nenov,

Kancho Avramov and Gyrgy Bognr

96

1982 .XII ,

, 1982 . 10 , Ag 640/1000

- 18.75

37.2 15 000

,

Year of issue 1982 12th World Football Championship,

Spain, 1982 FootballersNominal value 10 levs




***** 1982 .

XII ,, 1982 .

10 , Ag 640/1000

- 18.75

37.2 15 000

,

Year of issue 1982 12th World Football Championship,

Spain, 1982: SombreroNominal value 10 levs




97

1982 .100

- 5

Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

300 000

,

Year of issue 1982 100 Years Since the Birth

of Vladimir Dimitrov, the MasterNominal value 5 levs




Artistic design Georgi Chapkunov

***** 1982 .

100 25 , Ag 500/1000

- 14

32 15 000

,

Year of issue 1982 100 Years Since the Birth of Georgi Dimitrov






98

1982 . ,

(), 1982 . 5

Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

200 000

,

Year of issue 1982 Second International Childrens Assembly,

Sofia (Bulgaria), 1982Nominal value 5 levs




Artistic design Bogomil Nikolov

***** 1982 .

40 5

Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

20 000

,

Year of issue 1982 40 Years Since the Birth of Lyudmila Zhivkova




Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Georgi Chapkunov and Stefan Nenov

99

1982 .40

20 , Ag 500/1000

- 11.2

30 10 000

,

Year of issue 1982 40 Years Since the Birth of Lyudmila Zhivkova






***** 1984 .

40 25 , Ag 500/1000

- 14

32

100 000 ,

Year of issue 1984 40 Years of Socialist Bulgaria






100

1984 .XIV , ()

10 , Ag 925/1000

- 23.33

38.61 Citius, Altius, Fortius

15 000 ,

Year of issue 1984 14th Winter Olympic Games, Sarajevo (SFRY)



Diameter 38.61 mmEdge embossed text Citius, Altius, Fortius



***** 1984 .

10 , Ag 925/1000

- 23.33

38.61

20 000

,

Year of issue 1984UN Womens DecadeNominal value 10 levs


Diameter 38.61 mmEdge embossed text Progress for Women

Progress for the WorldMintage 20,000

Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Bogomil Nikolov

101

1984 . 100 , Au 900/1000

- 8.44

24

15 000

,

Year of issue 1984UN Womens DecadeNominal value 100 levs

Type of metal Au 900/1000Quality proofWeight 8.44 g

Diameter 24 mmEdge embossed text Progress for Women

Progress for the WorldMintage 15,000

Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Bogomil Nikolov

***** 1985 .

10 , Ag 640/1000

- 18.75

37.2 10 000

,

Year of issue 1985Intercosmos





102

1985 . XXIII ,

() 5

Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

19451985 *UNESCO 19451985 100 000

,

Year of issue 1985 23rd UNESCO General Conference, Sofia (Bulgaria)



Diameter 34.2 mmEdge embossed text UNESCO 19451985

Mintage 100,000 Minted in Sofia, Bulgaria


***** 1985 .

, (), 85 5

Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

100 000

,

Year of issue 1985 World Inventors Exposition,Plovdiv (Bulgaria), EXPO85Nominal value 5 levs




Artistic design Emil Ivanov

103

1985 .

, (), 1985 . 5

Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

100 000

,

Year of issue 1985Third International Childrens Assembly,






***** 1985 .

90 :

5 Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

100 000

,

Year of issue 198590 Years Organized Tourism in Bulgaria:

Aleko KonstantinovNominal value 5 levs




Artistic design Kancho Avramov

104

1986 . , , 1986 .

2 Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 1986 World Football Championship, Mexico, 1986





Artistic design Marko Markov

***** 1986 .

, , 1986 .:

25 , Ag 925/1000

- 23.33

38.61 13 000

,

Year of issue 1986 World Football Championship, Mexico, 1986:

GrifonNominal value 25 levs




Artistic design Marko Markov

105

1986 . , , 1986 .

25 , Ag 925/1000

- 23.33

38.61 13 000

,

Year of issue 1986World Football Championship, Mexico, 1986:

FootballerNominal value 25 levs




Artistic design Marko Markov and Ventsislav Petrov

***** 1987 .

150 20 , Ag 500/1000

- 11.2

30 ,

... 100 000

,

Year of issue 1987 150 Years Since the Birth of Vasil Levski



Diameter 30 mmEdge embossed text If I Win, I Win for

the Whole Nation...Mintage 100,000

Minted in Sofia, BulgariaArtistic design Kancho Avramov and Todor Vardzhiev

106

1987 .XIII

, ()

2 Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,

Year of issue 198713th World Eurhythmics Championship,

Varna (Bulgaria)Nominal value 2 levs





***** 1987 .

XV , (), 1988 .

1 Cu-Ni- -

7 27 300 000

,

Year of issue 1987 15th Winter Olympic Games,

Calgary (Canada), 1988Nominal value 1 lev




Artistic design Chavdar Alexiev

107

1987 .XV , (), 1988 .

2 Cu-Ni- -

11 30 300 000

,


Calgary (Canada), 1988Nominal value 2 levs





***** 1987 .

XV , (), 1988 .

10 , Ag 640/1000

- 18.75

37.2 15 000

,






Artistic design Chavdar Alexiev

108

1987 . XV , (), 1988 .

25 , Ag 925/1000

- 23.33

38.61 15 000

,







***** 1988 .

,

(), 1988 . 5

Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

100 000

,

Year of issue 1988Fourth International Childrens Assembly,






109

1988 .120

5

Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

100 000

,

Year of issue 1988 120 Years Since the Death of Hadji Dimitar

and Stefan KaradjaNominal value 5 levs




Artistic design Kancho Avramov

***** 1988 .

300 5

Cu-Ni- -

16.4 34.2

* 100 000

,

* .

Year of issue 1988 300 Years Since the Chip

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