90 Years Since the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman Rule

Name: 90 Years Since the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman Rule (2 leva, 1969)
Brand: Bulgarian National Bank
SKU: BC-1969-03

1969 · 2 leva · Bulgarian National Bank

90 Years Since the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman Rule (1969), obverse — Obverse · Official image: Bulgarian National Bank

Specifications

Metal: Copper-nickel alloy
Weight: 11 g
Diameter: 30 mm
Quality: BU
Official mintage: 1,900,000
Year of issue: 1969
Series: Individual issue
Designer: Valentin Starchev and Krum Damianov
Minted by: Sofia, Bulgaria
Catalogue no.: BC-1969-03

Issue price: 2.00 лв; pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1969
Market value (asking prices): —; no verified data yet
Melt value: —; base metal, not tracked

Relative rarity

2/10 · Very common

Very commonExtremely rare

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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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, encircled by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon, all within the inscription ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) and the year of minting ‘1969’.

Reverse

The reverse features a fragment of the painting ‘The Defence of the Eagle's Nest’ which depicts Bulgarian volunteers defending the Shipka Pass, with the years ‘1878 * 1968’ below.

Edge & packaging

Serrated edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.

Image: The Manifesto of Bulgarian Independence, 1908 · Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

About this coin

90 Years Since the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman Rule

A 2 leva base metal coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1969. 1,900,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Valentin Starchev and Krum Damianov.

Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices