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The Beginning of the New Millenium

2000 · 10 leva · Bulgarian National Bank

The Beginning of the New Millenium (2000), obverse
Obverse · Photo: BulgarianCoins.com archive · Kindly provided by Oyvind Stensveen

Specifications

Metal
Silver 925/1000
Weight
10 g
Fine silver content
9.25 g (0.2974 oz t)
Diameter
34 mm
Quality
Proof, mint state
Official mintage
6,000
Year of issue
2000
Series
Individual issue
Designer
Mint EOOD team
Minted by
Sofia, Bulgaria
Catalogue no.
BC-2000-01
Issue price
25.00 лв
≈ €12.78 · BNB, 2000
Market value (asking prices)
€1,239.12
median asking price of 4 listings, €659.54 – €1,390.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
Melt value
€15.08
Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026

Market prices – asking prices

Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026

Ungraded coins
€659.54 – €1,390.00
median asking price €1,239.12 · 4 listings
Sample listings

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What if you had bought it at issue?

Issue price (BNB, 2000)
€12.78
Asking price now (median)
€1,239.12
Change in value
€1,226.34
Total return
+9594%
Compounded yearly return
+19.0%a year, over 26.3 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.

Relative rarity

7/10 · Rare

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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 of the coin features the year of issue ‘2000’ at the centre with holes in the middle of the three digits ‘0’; underneath is the nominal value ‘10’ and the inscription ’ЛЕВА’ (Levs). Above is the BNB logo and below in circumference is the inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank).

Reverse

The reverse of the coin features the year of issue ‘2000’ at the centre with holes in the middle of the three digits ‘0’. A bell is depicted above, and below in circumference is the inscription ‘НАЧАЛО НА НОВОТО ХИЛЯДОЛЕТИЕ’ (The Beginning of the New Millenium).

Edge & packaging

Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.

The Bulgarian National Bank building, Sofia

Image: The Bulgarian National Bank building, Sofia · Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Beginning of the New Millenium, reverse

About this coin

The Beginning of the New Millenium

A 10 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2000. 6,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Mint EOOD team.

Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1