Image: The Boyana Church, Sofia · Todor Bozhinov / Тодор Божинов, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gold .999

St. John the Baptist

Name: St. John the Baptist (20 leva, 2006)
Brand: Bulgarian National Bank
SKU: BC-2006-04

2006 · 20 leva · Bulgarian National Bank

St. John the Baptist (2006), obverse — Obverse · Photo: BulgarianCoins.com archive

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
Official mintage: 12,000
Year of issue: 2006
Series: Bulgarian Iconography
Designer: Rada Dimitrova
Minted by: Sofia, Bulgaria
Catalogue no.: BC-2006-04

Issue price: 85.00 лв; ≈ €43.46 · BNB, 2006
Market value (asking prices): €500.00; median asking price of 2 listings, €500.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
Melt value: €184.50; Au spot €3,706.07/oz · Oct 2026

Market prices – asking prices

Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026

Ungraded coins: €500.00; median asking price €500.00 · 2 listings

Sample listings

20 лева 2006 Св Йоан€500.00
20 лева 2006 Св. Йоан Кръстител€500.00

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What if you had bought it at issue?

Issue price (BNB, 2006): €43.46
Asking price now (median): €500.00
Change in value: €456.54
Total return: +1050%
Compounded yearly return: +12.8%a year, over 20.3 years

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Relative rarity

6/10 · Scarce

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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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 emblem of the Bulgarian National Bank, with the year ‘1879’ inscribed on the ribbon. In circumference go the inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK), the nominal value ‘20 ЛЕВА’ (20 BGN) and the year of issue ‘2006’.

Reverse

The reverse of the coin features an iconographic image of St. John the Baptist, and in circumference goes the inscription ‘СВ. ЙОАН КРЪСТИТЕЛ’ (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST).

Edge & packaging

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

Image: The Boyana Church, Sofia · Todor Bozhinov / Тодор Божинов, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About this coin

St. John the Baptist

A 20 leva gold coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2006, part of the Bulgarian Iconography series. 12,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Rada Dimitrova.

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