- Base metal
The Rila Monastery
1981 · 2 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Copper-nickel alloy
- Weight
- 11 g
- Diameter
- 30 mm
- Quality
- Proof
- Official mintage
- 300,000
- Year of issue
- 1981
- Series
- 1300 Years Bulgaria
- Designer
- Stefan Kunchev and Bogomil Nikolov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1981-22
- Issue price
- 2.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1981
- Market value (asking prices)
- €9.20
- median asking price of 3 listings, €5.00 – €15.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Melt value
- —
- base metal, not tracked
Market prices – asking prices
Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Ungraded coins
- €5.00 – €15.00
- median asking price €9.20 · 3 listings
Sample listings
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Relative rarity
3/10 · 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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 the stamp of the Gabrovo secular school and two gryphons below, followed by the year of minting ‘1981’ and the value ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (2 levs), all encircled by the words ‘1300 ГОДИНИ БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (1300 Years Bulgaria) and ‘НРБ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria), separated by stylised floral motifs.
Reverse
The reverse of the coin depicts a representation of the Rila Monastery, surrounded by stylised graphic elements.
Edge & packaging
Serrated edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
About this coin
The Rila Monastery
A 2 leva base metal coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1981, part of the 1300 Years Bulgaria series. 300,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Stefan Kunchev and Bogomil Nikolov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1