- Silver .900
100 Years Since the Death of Vasil Levski
1973 · 5 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Silver 900/1000
- Weight
- 20.5 g
- Fine silver content
- 18.45 g (0.5932 oz t)
- Diameter
- 36 mm
- Quality
- Proof
- Official mintage
- 200,000
- Year of issue
- 1973
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Georgi Baldziev
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1973-01
- Issue price
- 5.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1973
- Market value (asking prices)
- €54.00
- median asking price of 4 listings, €50.00 – €68.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Melt value
- €30.07
- Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026
Market prices – asking prices
Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Ungraded coins
- €50.00 – €68.00
- median asking price €54.00 · 4 listings
- Graded (PCGS, NGC…)
- €220.00
- median asking price €220.00 · 1 listing
Sample listings
Asking prices of active listings (fixed price, starting price or current highest bid) in the public coin category of Balkan Auction. These are asking prices, not completed sales. Lots, sets, replicas, error varieties and precious-metal prices below the metal value are excluded. BulgarianCoins does not buy, sell or value coins.
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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 of the coin features centrally the coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria. In small print below are the year of issue ‘1973’ to the left, and the name of the author of the design ‘БАЛДЖИЕВ’ (BALDZHIEV) to the right. In circumference around the edge there is the inscription ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA) and the nominal value ‘5 ЛЕВА’ (5 LEVS). The composition is completed with a grainy circle.
Reverse
The reverse of the coin features the image of Vassil Levski, with the inscriptions ‘1837’, ‘ВАСИЛ ЛЕВСКИ’ (VASIL LEVSKI) and ‘1873’ inscribed in circumference below it. The composition is completed with a grainy circle.
Edge & packaging
Embossed text ‘СВЯТА И ЧИСТА РЕПУБЛИКА’ (A Sacret and Pure Republic) edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
About this coin
100 Years Since the Death of Vasil Levski
A 5 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1973. 200,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Georgi Baldziev.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1
