- Silver .999
- Partially gold-plated
The Gold Mask
2005 · 10 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
- 10,000
- Year of issue
- 2005
- Series
- Treasures of Bulgaria
- Designer
- Vanya Dimitrova
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-2005-04
- Issue price
- 40.00 лв
- ≈ €20.45 · BNB, 2005
- Market value (asking prices)
- €750.00
- median asking price of 7 listings, €600.00 – €1,000.00 · 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
- €600.00 – €1,000.00
- median asking price €750.00 · 7 listings
- Graded (PCGS, NGC…)
- €839.00
- median asking price €839.00 · 1 listing
Sample listings
Asking prices of active listings (fixed price, starting price or current highest bid) in the public coin category of Balkan Auction. These are asking prices, not completed sales. Lots, sets, replicas, error varieties and precious-metal prices below the metal value are excluded. BulgarianCoins does not buy, sell or value coins.
What if you had bought it at issue?
- Issue price (BNB, 2005)
- €20.45
- Asking price now (median)
- €750.00
- Change in value
- €729.55
- Total return
- +3567%
- Compounded yearly return
- +18.4%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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 obverse of the coin carries the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank and the year „1879”, inscribed on the ribbon. The text ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK), the denomination of the coin ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (10 LEVS) and the year of issue ‘2005’ are arranged in circumference.
Reverse
The reverse of the coin features the gold mask of the Thracian ruler from the ‘Svetitsata’ mound dating from the end of Vth century B.C., and in circumference on the outer ring – the inscription ‘СЪКРОВИЩАТА НА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (THE TREASURES OF BULGARIA).
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
About this coin
The Gold Mask
A 10 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2005, part of the Treasures of Bulgaria series. 10,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Vanya Dimitrova.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1
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