- Silver .999
- Partially gold-plated
Bulgaria - European Union
2005 · 1.95583 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Silver 999/1000, partially gold-plated
- Weight
- 20 g
- Fine silver content
- 19.98 g (0.6424 oz t)
- Diameter
- 40 mm
- Quality
- Proof
- Official mintage
- 14,000
- Year of issue
- 2005
- Designer
- Bogomil Nikolov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-2005-02
- Issue price
- 40.00 лв
- ≈ €20.45 · BNB, 2005
- Market value (asking prices)
- €6.50
- median asking price of 2 listings, €3.00 – €10.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Melt value
- €32.57
- Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026
Market prices – asking prices
Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Ungraded coins
- €3.00 – €10.00
- median asking price €6.50 · 2 listings
Sample listings
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What if you had bought it at issue?
- Issue price (BNB, 2005)
- €20.45
- Asking price now (median)
- €6.50
- Change in value
- €-13.95
- Total return
- -68%
- Compounded yearly return
- -5.2%a year, over 21.3 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
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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 face of the coin features the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank with the year 1879 written on the ribbon. Under the ribbon are written the year of issue 2005 and the nominal value – 1.95583 LEVA (BGN 1.95583). In circumference is the wording ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK).
Reverse
The reverse of the coin features a fragment of a fresco in the Kazanlak Thracian tomb which dates back to the late 4th and the early 3rd c. BC, and in circumference there are 12 stars and the inscription ‘EU’ (the initials of the European Union in English) and ‘БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (BULGARIA), with a rose depicted between them.
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
Bulgaria - European Union
A 1.95583 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2005, part of the Bulgaria and the European Union series. 14,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Bogomil Nikolov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1
