- Gold .999
The Virgin Mary with Infant Christ
1999 · 20 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Gold 999/1000
- Weight
- 1.55 g
- Fine gold content
- 1.55 g (0.0498 oz t)
- Diameter
- 13.92 mm
- Quality
- Proof, mint state
- Official mintage
- 10,000
- Year of issue
- 1999
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Alexander Haytov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-1999-07
- Issue price
- 44.55 лв
- BNB, 1999
- Market value (asking prices)
- €720.00
- 1 listing (asking price) · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026 · graded coins
- Melt value
- €184.50
- Au spot €3,706.07/oz · Oct 2026
Market prices – asking prices
Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Graded (PCGS, NGC…)
- €720.00
- median asking price €720.00 · 1 listing
Sample listings
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What if you had bought it at issue?
- Issue price (BNB, 1999)
- €22.78
- Asking price now (median)
- €720.00
- Change in value
- €697.22
- Total return
- +3061%
- Compounded yearly return
- +13.5%a year, over 27.3 years
Quick calculator
Indicative only: the current price is the median of asking prices on Balkan Auction on 19 Oct 2026, not a sale price; fees, taxes and condition are not included. Only graded coins were on offer, so the figure may overstate a raw coin.
Relative rarity
6/10 · 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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 of the coin features a canonical image of the Virgin Mary with the Infant Christ and on the right in three lines: the nominal value ’20’, the inscription ‘ЛЕВА’ (levs) and the year of issue ‘1999’.
Reverse
The reverse of the coin features the BNB logo, surrounded by the inscription ’БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank).
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
Image: The Kazan icon of the Mother of God, 17th century · anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
About this coin
The Virgin Mary with Infant Christ
A 20 leva gold coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 1999. 10,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Alexander Haytov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1