- Base metal
150 Years Since the Birth of Dobri Chintulov
1972 · 2 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Copper-nickel alloy
- Weight
- 11 g
- Diameter
- 30 mm
- Quality
- BU
- Official mintage
- 100,000
- Year of issue
- 1972
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Lyubomir Prahov and Dimitar Bonovsky
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1972-01
- Issue price
- 2.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1972
- Market value (asking prices)
- —
- no verified data yet
- Melt value
- —
- base metal, not tracked
Relative rarity
4/10 · 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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 and the year of issue ‘1972’ below, within the circumscription ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria).
Reverse
The reverse features a portrait of Dobri Chintulov, encircled by his inscribed name ‘ДОБРИ ЧИНТУЛОВ’ (Dobri Chintulov) and the years ‘1822-1886’.
Edge & packaging
Serrated edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
About this coin
150 Years Since the Birth of Dobri Chintulov
A 2 leva base metal coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1972. 100,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Lyubomir Prahov and Dimitar Bonovsky.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices
