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Carpet Making

2007 · 5 leva · Bulgarian National Bank

Carpet Making (2007), obverse
Obverse · Photo: BulgarianCoins.com archive

Specifications

Metal
Silver 500/1000 Coloured
Weight
23.33 g
Fine silver content
11.66 g (0.3750 oz t)
Diameter
38.61 mm
Quality
Proof
Official mintage
7,000
Year of issue
2007
Designer
Ivan Todorov and Plamen Djermanov
Minted by
Sofia, Bulgaria
Catalogue no.
BC-2007-10
Issue price
28.00 лв
≈ €14.32 · BNB, 2007
Market value (asking prices)
€640.00
median asking price of 2 listings, €280.00 – €1,000.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
Melt value
€19.01
Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026

Market prices – asking prices

Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026

Ungraded coins
€280.00 – €1,000.00
median asking price €640.00 · 2 listings
Sample listings

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What if you had bought it at issue?

Issue price (BNB, 2007)
€14.32
Asking price now (median)
€640.00
Change in value
€625.68
Total return
+4370%
Compounded yearly return
+21.8%a year, over 19.3 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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 logo of the Bulgarian National Bank and the year ‘1879’, engraved on the ribbon. In circumference are written the texts: ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK), the nominal value of the coin ‘5 ЛЕВА’ (5 BGN), and the year of issue ‘2007’.

Reverse

The reverse of the coin features a pattern of a Bulgarian carpet coloured in red, yellow, brown and green. In circumference are inscribed the texts ‘БАГРИ ОТ ПРИРОДАТА’ (HUES FROM NATURE) and ‘КИЛИМАРСТВО’ (CARPET MAKING).

Edge & packaging

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

Troyan Monastery

Image: Troyan Monastery · CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Carpet Making, reverse

About this coin

Carpet Making

A 5 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2007, part of the Bulgarian Crafts series. 7,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Ivan Todorov and Plamen Djermanov.

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

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