- Base metal
Fourth International Children's Assembly, Sofia (Bulgaria), 1988
1988 · 5 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Copper-nickel alloy
- Weight
- 16.4 g
- Diameter
- 34.2 mm
- Quality
- Proof
- Official mintage
- 100,000
- Year of issue
- 1988
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Bogomil Nikolov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1988-08
- Issue price
- 5.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1988
- Market value (asking prices)
- —
- no verified data yet
- Melt value
- —
- base metal, not tracked
Relative rarity
4/10 · 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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 features the centrally placed nominal value ‘5 ЛЕВА’ (5 levs) and the emblem of the Assembly. There is a bell above the word ‘ЛЕВА’ (levs) and the year of issue ‘1988’ below. The entire design is encircled in two inscriptions, the inner one reading ‘НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) and the outer one reading ‘МЕЖДУНАРОДНА ДЕТСКА АСАМБЛЕЯ ‘ЗНАМЕ НА МИРА ‘88’ (‘Banner of Peace’ International Children’s Assembly ‘88’).
Reverse
The reverse depicts a child playing with three doves, surrounded by two dotted rings and the circumscription ‘ЕДИНСТВО, ТВОРЧЕСТВО, КРАСОТА’ (Unity, Creativity and Beauty) between them, and each word is separated by six bells from the other words.
Edge & packaging
Serrated edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
About this coin
Fourth International Children's Assembly, Sofia (Bulgaria), 1988
A 5 leva base metal coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1988. 100,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Bogomil Nikolov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices
