- Silver .999
- Partially gold-plated
Nickolay Gyaurov
2008 · 10 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Silver 999/1000 Outer ring double-oxidized and inner circle gold-plated on the reverse
- Weight
- 31.1 g
- Fine silver content
- 31.07 g (0.9989 oz t)
- Diameter
- 40 mm
- Quality
- Proof
- Official mintage
- 6,000
- Year of issue
- 2008
- Series
- Great Bulgarian Voices
- Designer
- Elena Todorova and Todor Todorov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-2008-16
- Issue price
- 72.00 лв
- ≈ €36.81 · BNB, 2008
- Market value (asking prices)
- €164.90
- median asking price of 3 listings, €159.90 – €169.90 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Melt value
- €50.64
- Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026
Market prices – asking prices
Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Ungraded coins
- €159.90 – €169.90
- median asking price €164.90 · 3 listings
Sample listings
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What if you had bought it at issue?
- Issue price (BNB, 2008)
- €36.81
- Asking price now (median)
- €164.90
- Change in value
- €128.09
- Total return
- +348%
- Compounded yearly return
- +8.5%a year, over 18.3 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
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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 inner disc on the obverse of the coin features the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank with the year ‘1879’ written on the ribbon. In circumference on the outer ring is the wording ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK) and the year of issue ‘2008’.
Reverse
The outer ring on the reverse of the coin features the famous Bulgarian opera singer Nickolay Gyaurov in the role of King Philip of the opera ‘Don Carlos’. In circumference on the outer ring there is the wording ‘НИКОЛАЙ ГЯУРОВ’ (NICKOLAY GYAUROV) and ‘ИМЕНИТИ БЪЛГАРСКИ ГЛАСОВЕ’ (THE GREAT BULGARIAN VOICES).
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
Image: The National Opera House, Rakovski Street, Sofia · Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
About this coin
Nickolay Gyaurov
A 10 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2008, part of the Great Bulgarian Voices series. 6,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Elena Todorova and Todor Todorov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1
