- Silver .925
- Low mintage
- Partially gold-plated
Tsar Samuil
2013 · BGN 10 (10 leva) · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Silver 925/1000, partially gold-plated
- Weight
- 23.33 g
- Fine silver content
- 21.58 g (0.6938 oz t)
- Diameter
- 38.61 mm
- Quality
- Proof, mint state
- Official mintage
- 4,000
- Year of issue
- 2013
- Designer
- Ivan Todorov, Todor Todorov, Georgi Todorov
- Minted by
- Bulgarian Mint
- Catalogue no.
- BC-2013-01
- Issue price
- 78.00 лв
- ≈ €39.88 · BNB, 2013
- Market value (asking prices)
- —
- no verified data yet
- Melt value
- €35.18
- Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026
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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 obverse of the coin features, in a gold-plated medallion, a plastic interpretation of a medieval miniature – the death of Tsar Samuil. Underneath there is the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank and the year ‘1879’ inscribed on the ribbon, along with the nominal value of the coin ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (BGN 10) and the year of issue ‘2013’. The inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank) goes in circumference.
Reverse
The reverse features, in an inner ring bounded by a dotted rim, a scene from a medieval miniature – a battle between the Bulgarian and the Byzantine armies. ‘СРЕДНОВЕКОВНИ БЪЛГАРСКИ ВЛАДЕТЕЛИ’ (Medieval Bulgarian Rulers) and ‘ЦАР САМУИЛ’ (Tsar Samuil) are inscribed in circumference along the edge.
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
About this coin
Tsar Samuil
A BGN 10 (10 leva) silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2013, part of the Medieval Bulgarian Rulers series. 4,000 pieces were minted by the Bulgarian Mint, to a design by Ivan Todorov, Todor Todorov, Georgi Todorov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices
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