XXIII UNESCO General Conference, Sofia (Bulgaria)

Name: XXIII UNESCO General Conference, Sofia (5 leva, 1985)
Brand: Bulgarian National Bank
SKU: BC-1985-05

1985 · 5 leva · Bulgarian National Bank

XXIII UNESCO General Conference, Sofia (Bulgaria) (1985), obverse — Obverse · Photo: BulgarianCoins.com archive

Specifications

Metal: Copper-nickel alloy
Weight: 16.4 g
Diameter: 34.2 mm
Quality: Proof
Official mintage: 100,000
Year of issue: 1985
Series: Individual issue
Designer: Petar Georgiev
Minted by: Sofia, Bulgaria
Catalogue no.: BC-1985-05

Issue price: 5.00 лв; pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1985
Market value (asking prices): —; no verified data yet
Melt value: —; base metal, not tracked

Relative rarity

4/10 · Common

Very commonExtremely 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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 features the coat of arms of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, with a wreath of two stylised chariots from the Kazanlak tomb below, all encircled by the inscription ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria), the value ‘5 ЛЕВА’ (5 levs), and an outer dotted ring.

Reverse

The reverse features a representation of the building of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, with the UNESCO emblem above and the inscription ‘СОФИЯ'85’ (Sofia’85) below. The design is surrounded by the inscriptions ‘XXIII ГЕНЕРАЛНА КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ’ (XXIII General Conference) and ‘XXIII CONFERENCE GENERALE’.

Edge & packaging

Embossed text ‘ЮНЕСКО 1945-1985*UNESCO 1945-1985’ edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.

Image: The former Party House, Sofia · Pudelek (Marcin Szala), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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