200 Years since the Birth of Zahariy Zograf

Name: 200 Years since the Birth of Zahariy Zograf (2 leva, 2010)
Brand: Bulgarian National Bank
SKU: BC-2010-04

2010 · 2 leva · Bulgarian National Bank

200 Years since the Birth of Zahariy Zograf (2010), obverse — Obverse · Photo: BulgarianCoins.com archive

Specifications

Metal: Copper 999/1000
Weight: 16.4 g
Diameter: 34.2 mm
Quality: Proof
Official mintage: 6,000
Year of issue: 2010
Series: Bulgarian Artists
Designer: Simeon Krastev and Ivan Cholakov
Minted by: Sofia, Bulgaria
Catalogue no.: BC-2010-04

Issue price: 18.00 лв; ≈ €9.20 · BNB, 2010
Market value (asking prices): €320.00; median asking price of 2 listings, €320.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
Melt value: —; base metal, not tracked

Market prices – asking prices

Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026

Ungraded coins: €320.00; median asking price €320.00 · 2 listings

Sample listings

2 лева 2010 PR 70 DCAM Захари Зограф€320.00
2 лева 2010 PR 70 DCAM Захари Зограф€320.00

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What if you had bought it at issue?

Issue price (BNB, 2010): €9.20
Asking price now (median): €320.00
Change in value: €310.80
Total return: +3377%
Compounded yearly return: +24.3%a year, over 16.3 years

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Relative rarity

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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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 logo of the Bulgarian National Bank with the year ‘1879’ written on the ribbon. In circumference is the wording ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK), the year of issue ‘2010’, and the nominal value of the coin ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (BGN 2).

Reverse

The reverse of the coin features a plastic art interpretation by the authors of the design of Zahariy Zograf’s self-portrait displayed in the National Art Gallery, and the wording ‘200 години от рождението на Захарий Зограф’ (‘200 Years since the Birth of Zahariy Zograf’).

Edge & packaging

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

Image: The former National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia · Todor Bozhinov / Тодор Божинов / Martyr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About this coin

200 Years since the Birth of Zahariy Zograf

A 2 leva copper coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2010, part of the Bulgarian Artists series. 6,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Simeon Krastev and Ivan Cholakov.

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