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176 circulation coins · 1881–2007

Circulation coins by year

A timeline of every year with circulation coins in the catalogue, from 1881 to 2007, with a photograph of Bulgaria in that year. Hover over a coin to see both sides and its details.

176
circulation coins
47
years
4
periods

1878–1908

Principality of Bulgaria

26 coins · 1881–1906

Coins of the Principality of Bulgaria, from the first stotinki struck in 1881 to the silver and gold leva of Prince Ferdinand.

  5. The

    Principality of Bulgaria

    1885

    The "Unification" exhibition of Plovdiv's Regional History Museum – the Unification was proclaimed on 6 September 1885

    Image: HistoryMuseumPlovdiv-Unification · Employee of Regional History Museum in Plovdiv, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons

    1 coin · silver

    All coins of 1885 →
    • 5 leva, coin

1908–1946

Kingdom of Bulgaria

47 coins · 1910–1943

Coins of the Kingdom of Bulgaria, from the 1908 declaration of independence to the end of the monarchy in 1946.

1946–1990

People’s Republic of Bulgaria

75 coins · 1951–1990

Collector and circulation coins of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, 1946–1990.

  3. View from Bunardzhika hill, Plovdiv

    People’s Republic of Bulgaria

    1954

    View from Bunardzhika hill, Plovdiv

    Image: Bulgaria Fortepan 8381 · FOTO:Fortepan — ID 8381: Adományozó/Donor: Szent-tamási Mihály. archive copy at the Wayback Machine, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    1 coin · base metal

    All coins of 1954 →
  4. A Bulgarian street, late 1950s

    People’s Republic of Bulgaria

    1959

    A Bulgarian street, late 1950s

    Image: Bulgaria Fortepan 7622 · FOTO:Fortepan — ID 7622: Adományozó/Donor: Szent-tamási Mihály. archive copy at the Wayback Machine, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    1 coin · base metal

    All coins of 1959 →
  5. A port in the early 1960s

    People’s Republic of Bulgaria

    1960

    A port in the early 1960s

    Image: Kikötő. Fortepan 69813 · FOTO:Fortepan — ID 69813: Adományozó/Donor: A R., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    1 coin · base metal

    All coins of 1960 →
  9. The Bells monument, Sofia, built for the 1979 Banner of Peace children's assembly

    People’s Republic of Bulgaria

    1979

    The Bells monument, Sofia, built for the 1979 Banner of Peace children's assembly

    Image: Kambanite Sofia 20090405 010 · Apostoloff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    6 coins · base metal

    All coins of 1979 →
  12. Old Nesebar

    People’s Republic of Bulgaria

    1982

    Old Nesebar

    Image: Bulgaria, Nesebar Fortepan 9592 · FOTO:Fortepan — ID 9592: Adományozó/Donor: Kováts Lajos. archive copy at the Wayback Machine, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    1 coin · base metal

    All coins of 1982 →
  13. Soyuz TM-5 crew with Aleksandar Aleksandrov, the second Bulgarian in space

    People’s Republic of Bulgaria

    1988

    Soyuz TM-5 crew with Aleksandar Aleksandrov, the second Bulgarian in space

    Image: Soyuz TM-5 Crew Portrait · Montage: User:Erick Soares3 Solovyev: NASA Savinykh: Svklimkin Aleksandrov: Оксана Прилепина, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    8 coins · base metal

    All coins of 1988 →
    • Second Soviet-Bulgarian Space Flight, coin

1991–2025

Republic of Bulgaria

28 coins · 1992–2007

Collector and circulation coins issued in lev from 1991 until the euro changeover on 1 January 2026.

  3. Church of St Sophia (the Old Metropolis), Nesebar, 1999

    Republic of Bulgaria

    1999

    Church of St Sophia (the Old Metropolis), Nesebar, 1999

    Image: Nesebar - 1999 · MeRyan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    6 coins · base metal

    All coins of 1999 →
  7. The pen used to sign Bulgaria's EU accession treaty, 25 April 2005

    Republic of Bulgaria

    2005

    The pen used to sign Bulgaria's EU accession treaty, 25 April 2005

    Image: The ЕU accession pen · Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    1 coin · base metal

    All coins of 2005 →

Historical photographs: Wikimedia Commons, credited under each image. Many show a landmark or event of the year; some are later views of places that defined it.