- Silver .900
50 Years Since the Death of Alexander Stamboliiski
1974 · 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
- 1974
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Georgi Baldziev and Yani Stavrev
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1974-02
- Issue price
- 5.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1974
- Market value (asking prices)
- €60.00
- median asking price of 3 listings, €56.99 – €62.00 · 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
- €56.99 – €62.00
- median asking price €60.00 · 3 listings
- Graded (PCGS, NGC…)
- €220.00
- median asking price €220.00 · 1 listing
Sample listings
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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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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. Below, to the left and to the right of it, in small print are the names of the authors of the design ‘БАЛДЖИЕВ’ (BALDZHIEV) and ‘ХРИСТОВ’ (HRISTOV). Around the edge there are the inscriptions ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA), the nominal value ‘5’, the word ‘ЛЕВА’ (LEVS) and the year of issue ‘1974’.
Reverse
The reverse of the coin features an image of Alexander Stamboliiski. In circumference, there are the inscriptions ‘АЛЕКСАНДЪР СТАМБОЛИЙСКИ’ (ALEXANDER STAMBOLIISKI) and ‘1879-1923’.
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
Image: Bulgarian delegates at the Genoa Conference, 1922 · Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
About this coin
50 Years Since the Death of Alexander Stamboliiski
A 5 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1974. 200,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Georgi Baldziev and Yani Stavrev.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1