- Silver .925
Rhyton
1998 · 10,000 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Silver 925/1000
- Weight
- 23.33 g
- Fine silver content
- 21.58 g (0.6938 oz t)
- Diameter
- 38.61 mm
- Quality
- Proof, mint state
- Official mintage
- 30,000
- Year of issue
- 1998
- Designer
- Petar Stoikov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1998-03
- Issue price
- 12,530.00 лв
- pre-1999 lev · BNB, 1998
- Market value (asking prices)
- —
- no verified data yet
- Melt value
- €35.18
- Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026
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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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
On the obverse there is a representation of the Madara horseman. In circumference: ‘РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (Republic of Bulgaria), the number ‘10 000’, the word ‘ЛЕВА’ (levs) and the year of issue ‘1998’.
Reverse
The reverse of the coin depicts a rhyton that belongs to the Panagyurishte Gold Treasure and a map of Europe, with the word ‘EURO’ above, all encircled by twelve five-pointed stars.
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
Image: The Bulgarian National Bank building, Sofia · Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
About this coin
Rhyton
A 10,000 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1998, part of the Bulgaria and the European Union series. 30,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Petar Stoikov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices
