- Silver .900
Georgi Dimitrov
1965 · 5 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Silver 900/1000
- Weight
- 16.67 g
- Fine silver content
- 15.00 g (0.4824 oz t)
- Diameter
- 30 mm
- Quality
- Proof
- Official mintage
- 10,000
- Year of issue
- 1965
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Alexander Poplilov and Ivan Mandov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1965-07
- Issue price
- 5.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1965
- Market value (asking prices)
- —
- no verified data yet
- Melt value
- €24.46
- Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026
Relative rarity
6/10 · Scarce
How we calculate it
The score starts from the mintage on a logarithmic scale (500 coins or fewer = 10, ten million = 1). Coins of the Principality and the Kingdom that circulated get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952. Modern commemorative coins lose a point, since almost all of them survive in collections. Finally we look at how often the coin is offered on Balkan Auction: frequent offers lower the score.
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Obverse
The obverse features the value ‘5 ЛЕВА’ (5 levs) in the centre, and a flag with a five-pointed star above, surrounded by the words ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) and the years ‘•1944*1964•’.
Reverse
The reverse features a portrait of Georgi Dimitrov within the circumscription ‘ГЕОРГИ ДИМИТРОВ’ (Georgi Dimitrov) and the years ‘1882’ and ‘1949’, separated by five-pointed stars.
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
About this coin
Georgi Dimitrov
A 5 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1965. 10,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Alexander Poplilov and Ivan Mandov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices
