Intercosmos

Name: Intercosmos (10 leva, 1985)
Brand: Bulgarian National Bank
SKU: BC-1985-02

1985 · 10 leva · Bulgarian National Bank

Intercosmos (1985), obverse — Obverse · Photo: BulgarianCoins.com archive

Specifications

Metal: Silver 640/1000
Weight: 18.75 g
Fine silver content: 12.00 g (0.3858 oz t)
Diameter: 37.2 mm
Quality: Proof
Official mintage: 10,000
Year of issue: 1985
Series: Individual issue
Designer: Petar Georgiev
Minted by: Sofia, Bulgaria
Catalogue no.: BC-1985-02

Issue price: 10.00 лв; pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1985
Market value (asking prices): €304.17; median asking price of 5 listings, €250.00 – €470.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
Melt value: €19.56; Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026

Market prices – asking prices

Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026

Ungraded coins: €250.00 – €470.00; median asking price €304.17 · 5 listings

Sample listings

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Relative rarity

6/10 · Scarce

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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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 emblem of the first Bulgarian-Soviet space flight and the inscription ‘ИНТЕРКОСМОС’ (Intercosmos), with the year of issue ‘1985’ and the value ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (10 levs) below, all surrounded by the words ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) and five five-pointed stars below.

Reverse

The reverse features images of the five astronauts, with their names, who were on board the spacecraft, encircled by the words ‘КОСМОСЪТ – ЗА ЕДИН МИРЕН СВЯТ’ (In space - for a peaceful world) and five-pointed stars.