The Old Elm Tree in Sliven

Name: The Old Elm Tree in Sliven (10 leva, 2018)
Brand: Bulgarian National Bank
SKU: BC-2018-03

2018 · 10 leva · Bulgarian National Bank

The Old Elm Tree in Sliven (2018), obverse — Obverse · Official image: 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
Year of issue: 2018
Series: Individual issue
Designer: Plamen Chernev
Minted by: Bulgarian Mint
Catalogue no.: BC-2018-03

Issue price: 78.00 лв; ≈ €39.88 · BNB, 2018
Market value (asking prices): €250.00; median asking price of 5 listings, €240.00 – €290.00 · 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: €240.00 – €290.00; median asking price €250.00 · 5 listings

Sample listings

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What if you had bought it at issue?

Issue price (BNB, 2018): €39.88
Asking price now (median): €250.00
Change in value: €210.12
Total return: +527%
Compounded yearly return: +24.7%a year, over 8.3 years

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Number of coins or amount invested at issue (€)

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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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 the BNB logo with the year ‘1879’ on the strip; in circumference, the inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank) and at the bottom – the year of issue ‘2018’ and the nominal value ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (10 levs).

Reverse

The reverse of the coin features an image of the Old Elm Tree in Sliven and the inscription ‘СТАРИЯТ БРЯСТ – ХИЛЯДОЛЕТЕН СИМВОЛ НА СЛИВЕН‘ (The Old Elm Tree – a millennial symbol of Sliven) in circumference.