Circulation · 1881–2007
Bulgarian circulation coins
Everyday coins of Bulgaria, from the first bronze stotinki of 1881 to the last lev coins before the euro.
- circulation coins
- 176
- years
- 47
Series spotlightSeries
1300 Years Bulgaria
14 base metal coins in this listing, issued in 1981.
- 14 coins
- Base metal
- 1981
Showing 12 of 176 coins
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2007
Bulgaria in the European Union
2007 · Bulgaria and the European Union · 50 stotinki
- Metal
- CuNi
- Weight
- 5 g
- Mintage
- 500,000
-
2005
Bulgaria European Union
2005 · Bulgaria and the European Union · 50 stotinki
- Metal
- CuNi
- Weight
- 5 g
- Mintage
- 500,000
-
2004
Bulgaria’s admittance to NATO
2004 · Individual issue · 50 stotinki
- Metal
- CuNi
- Weight
- 5 g
- Mintage
- 1,000,000
-
2002
1 Stotinka - Proof
2002 · Individual issue · 1 stotinka
- Metal
- Brass
- Weight
- 1.8 g
- Mintage
- 10,000
-
2002
2 Stotinki - Proof
2002 · Individual issue · 2 stotinki
- Metal
- Brass
- Weight
- 2.5 g
- Mintage
- 10,000
-
2002
5 Stotinki - Proof
2002 · Individual issue · 5 stotinki
- Metal
- Brass
- Weight
- 3.5 g
- Mintage
- 10,000
-
2002
10 Stotinki - Proof
2002 · Individual issue · 10 stotinki
- Metal
- CuNiZn
- Weight
- 3 g
- Mintage
- 10,000
-
2002
20 Stotinki - Proof
2002 · Individual issue · 20 stotinki
- Metal
- CuNiZn
- Weight
- 4 g
- Mintage
- 10,000
-
2002
50 Stotinki - Proof
2002 · Individual issue · 50 stotinki
- Metal
- CuNiZn
- Weight
- 5 g
- Mintage
- 10,000
-
2002
1 Lev - Proof
2002 · Individual issue · 1 lev
- Metal
- CuNi
- Weight
- 7 g
- Mintage
- 10,000
-
2002
1 Lev - BU
2002 · Individual issue · 1 lev
- Metal
- CuNi
- Weight
- 7 g
- Mintage
- —
-
2000
1 stotinka
2000 · Individual issue · 1 stotinka
- Metal
- Brass
- Weight
- 1.8 g
- Mintage
- —
About circulation coins
The catalogue lists 176 circulation coins, 1881–2007, carried over from the original BulgarianCoins.com catalogue.
Bulgaria’s first coins — 2, 5 and 10 stotinki in bronze — were struck in 1881 in Birmingham; silver 1 and 2 leva followed in 1882 from St Petersburg. Since 1 January 2026 the euro has replaced the lev.