- Silver .500
40 Years Since the Birth of Lyudmila Zhivkova
1982 · 20 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Silver 500/1000
- Weight
- 11.2 g
- Fine silver content
- 5.60 g (0.1800 oz t)
- Diameter
- 30 mm
- Quality
- Proof
- Official mintage
- 10,000
- Year of issue
- 1982
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Georgi Chapkanov and Stefan Nenov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1982-03
- Issue price
- 20.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1982
- Market value (asking prices)
- €211.73
- median asking price of 5 listings, €200.00 – €430.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Melt value
- €9.13
- Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026
Market prices – asking prices
Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Ungraded coins
- €200.00 – €430.00
- median asking price €211.73 · 5 listings
- Graded (PCGS, NGC…)
- €270.00 – €285.00
- median asking price €280.00 · 3 listings
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
6/10 · 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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 of the coin features at the top the state coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria; below is the number of the nominal value ‘20’ and on the left – the year of issue ‘1982’. In circumference are the inscriptions ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) and ‘ЛЕВА’ (levs).
Reverse
The reverse of the coin features Lyudmila Zhivkova and on the right in two lines are inscribed the years ‘1942’ and ‘1982’. In circumference is the inscription ‘ЛЮДМИЛА ЖИВКОВА•АСАМБЛЕЯ•ЗНАМЕ НА МИРА•’ (Lyudmila Zhivkova• Banner of Peace• Assembly•).
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
About this coin
40 Years Since the Birth of Lyudmila Zhivkova
A 20 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1982. 10,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Georgi Chapkanov and Stefan Nenov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1
