- Silver .925
- Low mintage
150 Years since the Construction of the Bridge near Byala
2017 · 10 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Silver 925/1000
- 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
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Vanya Dimitrova
- Minted by
- Bulgarian Mint
- Catalogue no.
- BC-2017-05
- Issue price
- 66.00 лв
- ≈ €33.75 · BNB, 2017
- 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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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: a detail of bridge’s decoration at the top; an inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank) in circumference at the bottom; the BNB logo and the year ‘1879’ on the strip on the left, ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (10 levs) on the right on two lines; the year of issue ‘2017’ at the very bottom.
Reverse
The reverse of the coin: a depiction of the bridge; an inscription on two lines ‘150 ГОДИНИ ОТ ПОСТРОЯВАНЕТО НА МОСТА КРАЙ БЯЛА’ (150 Years since the Construction of the Bridge near Byala) at the top in circumference.
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
Image: The Bulgarian National Bank building, Sofia · Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The story behind the coin
150 Years since the Construction of the Bridge near Byala
Kolyo Ficheto’s bridge over the Yantra near Byala was completed in 1867. The BNB marked its 150th anniversary with this 10-leva silver coin, announced on 24 November 2017. The obverse carries a detail of the bridge’s decoration; the reverse shows the bridge itself.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB press release · BNB register and prices
