- Base metal
1050 Years Since the Death of Kliment Ochridski
1968 · 2 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Copper-nickel alloy
- Weight
- 11 g
- Diameter
- 30 mm
- Quality
- BU
- Official mintage
- 506,000
- Year of issue
- 1968
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Valentin Starchev and Krum Damianov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1968-01
- Issue price
- 2.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1968
- Market value (asking prices)
- —
- no verified data yet
- Melt value
- —
- base metal, not tracked
Relative rarity
3/10 · Common
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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (2 levs) in the centre, flanked by two stylised columns in Old Church Slavonic style and an image of a lion on each column, with the words ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) above. The design is ringed by rectangles.
Reverse
The reverse features an image of St. Kliment Ochridski, giving his blessing with one hand and holding a book in the other hand, with the inscriptions ‘КЛИМЕНТ 916’ (Kliment 916) on the left and ‘ОХРИДСКИ 1966’ (Ochridski 1966) on the right. The design is ringed by rectangles.
Edge & packaging
Serrated edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
About this coin
1050 Years Since the Death of Kliment Ochridski
A 2 leva base metal coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1968. 506,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Valentin Starchev and Krum Damianov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices