- Gold .900
- Low mintage
Mother and Child
1981 · 1,000 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Gold 900/1000
- Weight
- 16.89 g
- Fine gold content
- 15.20 g (0.4887 oz t)
- Diameter
- 30 mm
- Quality
- Proof
- Official mintage
- 2,000
- Year of issue
- 1981
- Series
- 1300 Years Bulgaria
- Designer
- Stefan Nenov and Georgi Chapkanov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1981-12
- Issue price
- 1,000.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1981
- Market value (asking prices)
- €4,599.94
- median asking price of 2 listings, €4,199.89 – €5,000.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Melt value
- €1,811.24
- Au spot €3,706.07/oz · Oct 2026
Market prices – asking prices
Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Ungraded coins
- €4,199.89 – €5,000.00
- median asking price €4,599.94 · 2 listings
- Graded (PCGS, NGC…)
- €5,000.00 – €10,225.30
- median asking price €8,946.40 · 4 listings
Sample listings
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Relative rarity
8/10 · 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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 of the coin features the coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, framed by a wreath of oak and laurel twigs, tied with a ribbon, with the circumscription ‘1300 ГОДИНИ БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (1300 Years Bulgaria), the value ‘1000 ЛЕВА’ (1000 levs), and the year of minting ‘1981’, all within a dotted ring.
Reverse
The reverse of the coin depicts a woman holding a child, and the sun in the background, within a 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
Mother and Child
A 1,000 leva gold coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1981, part of the 1300 Years Bulgaria series. 2,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Stefan Nenov and Georgi Chapkanov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1