150 Years since the Birth of Pencho Slaveikov

Name: 150 Years since the Birth of Pencho Slaveikov (2 leva, 2016)
Brand: Bulgarian National Bank
SKU: BC-2016-02

2016 · 2 leva · Bulgarian National Bank

150 Years since the Birth of Pencho Slaveikov (2016), reverse — Reverse · Photo: BulgarianCoins.com archive

Specifications

Metal: Copper 999/1000
Weight: 16.4 g
Diameter: 34.2 mm
Quality: Proof, mint state
Official mintage: 2,000
Year of issue: 2016
Series: Bulgarian Artists
Designer: Plamen Chernev using a fragment of a joint project of Evgeniya Tsankova and Plamen Chernev
Minted by: Bulgarian Mint
Catalogue no.: BC-2016-02

Issue price: 18.00 лв; ≈ €9.20 · BNB, 2016
Market value (asking prices): €500.00; median asking price of 8 listings, €300.00 – €850.00 · 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: €300.00 – €850.00; median asking price €500.00 · 8 listings
Graded (PCGS, NGC…): €690.00; median asking price €690.00 · 2 listings

Sample listings

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What if you had bought it at issue?

Issue price (BNB, 2016): €9.20
Asking price now (median): €500.00
Change in value: €490.80
Total return: +5333%
Compounded yearly return: +47.4%a year, over 10.3 years

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Number of coins or amount invested at issue (€)

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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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 BNB logo and the year ‘1879’ on the strip; at the top, in circumference, the inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank), and at the bottom – ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (2 levs) and the year of issue ‘2016’.

Reverse

The reverse features an image of the poet Pencho Slaveikov, his signature, and to the left thereof the text ‘150 ГОДИНИ ОТ РОЖДЕНИЕТО НА ПЕНЧО СЛАВЕЙКОВ’ (150 Years since the Birth of Pencho Slaveikov) inscribed on two lines in circumference.

Edge & packaging

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

Image: Pencho Slaveykov · Grigor Paskov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About this coin

150 Years since the Birth of Pencho Slaveikov

A 2 leva copper coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2016, part of the Bulgarian Artists series. 2,000 pieces were minted by the Bulgarian Mint, to a design by Plamen Chernev using a fragment of a joint project of Evgeniya Tsankova and Plamen Chernev.

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