Rulers, saints, awakeners, revolutionaries and artists – which figures have been honoured with coins and what they cost today
The people honoured on Bulgarian coins: medieval rulers (Tervel, Krum, Simeon, Samuil, Kaloyan), saints (Ivan Rilski, Kliment Ohridski), the National Revival (Paisii, Rakovski, Levski, Botev, Zahari Stoyanov, Vazov) and writers and artists (Yavorov, Debelyanov, Elin Pelin, Zahari Zograf) – with mintages and prices.
What it really costs to complete a BNB coin series: worked examples for the Medieval Bulgarian Rulers silver series and the gold Bulgarian Iconography series, comparing the sum of issue prices with current asking prices, and a strategy for collecting a full set.
Bulgarian coins with maritime themes: the Radetzky steamship (1992), the Kaliakra sailing ship (1996), the Black Sea Coast (2006) and the Monk Seal (1999), with the history behind each, mintages and current asking prices.
From the Rila Monastery 2-leva coin of 1981 to the Preobrazhenski Monastery 10 euro of 2026: every Bulgarian monastery coin in the catalogue, with mintages, designers and the history of each monastery.
The commemorative coins the Bulgarian National Bank issued for its own anniversaries – 120 years (1999), 125 years (2004) and 130 years (2009) – with their metals, mintages and prices, plus a short history of the bank.
A complete overview of Bulgarian Olympic coins: the 1975 Olympic Congress coins, the socialist-era silver and copper-nickel issues for Sarajevo, Calgary and Seoul, the 1990s silver series, the gold Athens 2004 set and modern issues, with mintages and market notes.
A guide to Bulgarian coins with religious themes: the gold Bulgarian Iconography series of the BNB from 2003, the churches and monasteries series, the saints and feast days, with mintages, issue prices and current asking prices.
A complete guide to the BNB “Treasures of Bulgaria” silver series (2005–2008): the Gold Mask, Letnitsa, Pegasus from Vazovo and Seuthes III – the archaeological finds behind each coin, mintages, designers, issue prices and current asking prices.
How to build a thematic Bulgarian coin collection: choosing a theme (rulers, saints, animals, ships, sport, writers, customs), setting boundaries and a budget, using the catalogue filters, and examples of compact themes with realistic costs.
Bulgarian coins featuring animals and nature: the Endangered Wild Animals series from 1989–1993, the 1999 Monk Seal, the National Parks and Reserves series, the Natural Diversity series, with mintages, issue prices and current asking prices.
