- Gold .900
St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral
1994 · 10,000 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Gold 900/1000
- Weight
- 8.64 g
- Fine gold content
- 7.78 g (0.2500 oz t)
- Diameter
- 24 mm
- Quality
- Proof, mint state
- Official mintage
- 30,000
- Year of issue
- 1994
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Ivan Todorov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1994-03
- Issue price
- 11,000.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1994
- Market value (asking prices)
- €1,372.50
- median asking price of 2 listings, €1,350.00 – €1,395.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Melt value
- €926.53
- Au spot €3,706.07/oz · Oct 2026
3,515 available at BNB counters at €1,089.00 (BNB register, Oct 2026)
Market prices – asking prices
Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Ungraded coins
- €1,350.00 – €1,395.00
- median asking price €1,372.50 · 2 listings
Sample listings
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Relative rarity
5/10 · 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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 features the centrally placed nominal value number ‘10 000’, with the word ‘ЛЕВА’ (levs) and the year of issue ‘1994’ below. Above, on two lines, is the inscription ‘РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (Republic of Bulgaria). The composition is framed by a stylised wreath of roses, tied with a ribbon.
Reverse
On the reverse of the coin there is a representation of the St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia, with the words ‘ХРАМ-ПАМЕТНИК СВ. АЛЕКСАНДЪР НЕВСКИ’ (St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral) in a semicircle above.
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
Image: St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia · Jose Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
About this coin
St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral
A 10,000 leva gold coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1994. 30,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Ivan Todorov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1
