- Base metal
World Football Championship, Spain, 1982 (proof)
1980 · 5 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Copper-nickel alloy
- Weight
- 16.4 g
- Diameter
- 34.2 mm
- Quality
- Proof
- Official mintage
- 30,000
- Year of issue
- 1980
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Stefan Nenov and Petar Georgiev
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1980-05
- Issue price
- 5.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1980
- Market value (asking prices)
- —
- no verified data yet
- Melt value
- —
- base metal, not tracked
Relative rarity
5/10 · Scarce
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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria and the numbers ‘19’ and ‘80’ on its sides, with the value ‘5 ЛЕВА’ (5 levs), framed by a wreath of laurel twigs below, all surrounded by the words ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) and an outer dotted ring.
Reverse
The reverse depicts the figures of two footballers with a ball, and the inscription ‘FIFA’ above them. The design is encircled by the words ‘СВЕТОВНО ПЪРВЕНСТВО ПО ФУТБОЛ’ (World Football Championship) and ‘ИСПАНИЯ–1982’ (Spain-1982) and an outer dotted ring.
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
About this coin
World Football Championship, Spain, 1982 (proof)
A 5 leva base metal coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1980. 30,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Stefan Nenov and Petar Georgiev.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices