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486 coins · 1881–2026

Bulgarian coins by year

A timeline of every year with coins in the catalogue, from 1881 to 2026, with a photograph of Bulgaria in that year. Hover over a coin to see both sides and its details.

486
coins
88
years
5
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

206 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 →
  7. Restaurant Splendid, 1960s

    People’s Republic of Bulgaria

    1965

    Restaurant Splendid, 1960s

    Image: Restaurant Splendid. Fortepan 30794 · FOTO:Fortepan — ID 30794: Adományozó/Donor: Krasznai Gyula. archive copy at the Wayback Machine, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    8 coins · gold, silver

    All coins of 1965 →
    • 1100 Years Slavonic Letters, coin
    • 1100 Years Slavonic Letters, coin
    • 1100 Years Slavonic Letters, coin
    • 1100 Years Slavonic Letters, coin
    • Georgi Dimitrov, coin
    • Georgi Dimitrov, coin
    • Georgi Dimitrov, coin
    • Georgi Dimitrov, coin
  16. Golden Sands resort, 1976

    People’s Republic of Bulgaria

    1976

    Golden Sands resort, 1976

    Image: Golden Sands, 1976 · Л. Иванов, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

    4 coins · base metal, copper, silver

    All coins of 1976 →
    • 100 Years Since the April Uprising, 1876, coin
    • 100 Years Since the Death of Christo Botev, coin
    • Borimechkata, coin
    • Rayna Knyaginya, coin
  19. 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

    14 coins · base metal, silver

    All coins of 1979 →
    • 100 Years Bulgarian Telecommunications (BU), coin
    • 100 Years Bulgarian Telecommunications (proof), coin
    • First Soviet-Bulgarian Space Flight (BU), coin
    • First Soviet-Bulgarian Space Flight (proof), coin
    • International Year of the Child, coin
    • International Year of the Child (piefort), coin
    • Sofia - 100 Years the Capital of Bulgaria (BU), coin
    • Sofia - 100 Years the Capital of Bulgaria (proof), coin
  22. 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

    8 coins · base metal, silver

    All coins of 1982 →
    • 100 Years Since the Birth of Georgi Dimitrov, coin
    • 100 Years Since the Birth of Vladimir Dimitrov, the Master, coin
    • 40 Years Since the Birth of Lyudmila Zhivkova, coin
    • 40 Years Since the Birth of Lyudmila Zhivkova, coin
    • Footballers, coin
    • Second International Children’s Assembly, Sofia (Bulgaria), 1982, coin
    • Sombrero, coin
  24. Rila Monastery, 1985

    People’s Republic of Bulgaria

    1985

    Rila Monastery, 1985

    Image: Rila 1985 004 · meine Großmutter / own grandma, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    5 coins · base metal, silver

    All coins of 1985 →
    • Aleko Konstantinov, coin
    • Intercosmos, coin
    • Third International Children's Assembly, Sofia (Bulgaria), 1985, coin
    • World Inventors Exposition, Plovdiv (Bulgaria), EXPO'85, coin
    • XXIII UNESCO General Conference, Sofia (Bulgaria), coin
  27. 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

    22 coins · base metal, silver

    All coins of 1988 →
    • 100 Years Bulgarian State Railways, coin
    • 100 Years Kliment Ochridski University of Sofia, coin
    • 100 Years Kliment Ochridski University of Sofia, coin
    • 110 Years Since the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman Rule, coin
    • 120 Years Since the Death of Hadji Dimitar and Stefan Karadja, coin
    • 25 Years Kremikovtzi Metal, coin
    • 300 Years Since the Chiprovtzi Uprising, coin
    • Fourth International Children's Assembly, Sofia (Bulgaria), 1988, coin
    • Second Soviet-Bulgarian Space Flight, coin
    • Second Soviet-Bulgarian Space Flight, coin
    • XXIV Summer Olympic Games, Seoul (Republic of Korea), 1988, coin
    • XXIV Summer Olympic Games, Seoul (Republic of Korea), 1988, coin
    • XXIV Summer Olympic Games, Seoul (Republic of Korea), 1988, coin
    • XXIV Summer Olympic Games, Seoul (Republic of Korea), 1988, coin
    • Second Soviet-Bulgarian Space Flight, coin

1991–2025

Republic of Bulgaria

202 coins · 1992–2025

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

  8. 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

    13 coins · base metal, gold, silver

    All coins of 1999 →
    • 120 Years Bulgarian National Bank, coin
    • 120 Years Council of Ministers — EURO, coin
    • 120 Years Council of Ministers — EURO, coin
    • A Plovdiv House — EURO, coin
    • High Jump, coin
    • Monk Seal, coin
    • The Virgin Mary with Infant Christ, coin
  13. Church of Christ Pantocrator, Nesebar

    Republic of Bulgaria

    2004

    Church of Christ Pantocrator, Nesebar

    Image: Nessebar Pantocrator · Gérard Janot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    6 coins · base metal, gold, silver

    All coins of 2004 →
    • Palm Sunday, coin
    • 100 years Ivan Vazov National Theatre, coin
    • 100 years Ivan Vazov National Theatre (Piefort), coin
    • 125 years Bulgarian National Bank, coin
    • St. Nikolai Mirlikiyski Chudotvorets, coin
  14. 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

    5 coins · base metal, silver

    All coins of 2005 →
    • Baba Marta, coin
    • Bulgaria - European Union, coin
    • Shorttrack, coin
    • The Gold Mask, coin

2026–

Bulgarian euro coins

5 coins · 2026

Bulgaria’s euro collector coins, issued by the Bulgarian National Bank since the changeover on 1 January 2026.

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.