Tsar Simeon the Great

Name: Tsar Simeon the Great (10 leva, 2014)
Brand: Bulgarian National Bank
SKU: BC-2014-03

2014 · 10 leva · Bulgarian National Bank

Tsar Simeon the Great (2014), obverse — Obverse · Photo: BulgarianCoins.com archive

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: 3,000
Announced by BNB: 12 December 2014
Series: Medieval Bulgarian Rulers
Designer: Vanya Dimitrova
Minted by: Bulgarian Mint
Catalogue no.: BC-2014-03

Issue price: 63.00 лв; ≈ €32.21 · BNB, 2014
Market value (asking prices): €1,400.00; median asking price of 3 listings, €1,100.00 – €1,405.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
Melt value: €35.18; Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026

Market prices – asking prices

Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026

Ungraded coins: €1,100.00 – €1,405.00; median asking price €1,400.00 · 3 listings
Graded (PCGS, NGC…): €1,799.00; median asking price €1,799.00 · 1 listing

Sample listings

10 Лева 2014 PCGS PR69DCАM - Цар Симеон Велики€1,799.00
10 лева 2014 Цар Симеон€1,405.00
10 лева 2014 година Цар Симеон Велики МИНТ сертификат€1,400.00
2014 г. 10 лева Цар Симеон€1,100.00

Asking prices of active listings (fixed price, starting price or current highest bid) in the public coin category of Balkan Auction. These are asking prices, not completed sales. Lots, sets, replicas, error varieties and precious-metal prices below the metal value are excluded. BulgarianCoins does not buy, sell or value coins.

What if you had bought it at issue?

Issue price (BNB, 2014): €32.21
Asking price now (median): €1,400.00
Change in value: €1,367.79
Total return: +4246%
Compounded yearly return: +37.5%a year, over 11.9 years

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Number of coins or amount invested at issue (€)

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

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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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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, in a gold-plated medallion, the Golden church in Veliki Preslav (Great Preslav), a lion and a gryphon. Underneath there is the nominal value ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (BGN 10) and the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank with the year ‘1879’ inscribed on the ribbon. The inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank) and the year of the issue ‘2014’ go in circumference.

Reverse

The reverse features, in an inner ring bounded by a dotted rim, an image of Tsar Simeon the Great – a detail from a stained glass window at the BNB. ‘СРЕДНОВЕКОВНИ БЪЛГАРСКИ ВЛАДЕТЕЛИ’ (Medieval Bulgarian Rulers) and ‘ЦАР СИМЕОН ВЕЛИКИ’ (Tsar Simeon the Great) 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.

Image: Vidin · Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The story behind the coin

Tsar Simeon the Great

Tsar Simeon the Great ruled Bulgaria from 893 to 927. The obverse shows the Golden Church of Veliki Preslav with a lion and a gryphon in a gold-plated medallion; the reverse reproduces his image from a stained-glass window at the BNB.

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