- Silver .999
- Low mintage
150 Years Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2019 · 10 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Silver 999/1000
- Weight
- 23.33 g
- Fine silver content
- 23.31 g (0.7493 oz t)
- Diameter
- 38.61 mm
- Quality
- Proof, mint state
- Official mintage
- 3,000
- Year of issue
- 2019
- Series
- Individual issue
- Designer
- Plamen Chernev and Preslav Chernev
- Minted by
- Bulgarian Mint
- Catalogue no.
- BC-2019-03
- Issue price
- 78.00 лв
- ≈ €39.88 · BNB, 2019
- Market value (asking prices)
- —
- no verified data yet
- Melt value
- €37.99
- 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get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952.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 the BNB logo with the year ‘1879’ on the strip; ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank), the nominal value ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (10 levs) and the year of issue ‘2019’ inscribed in circumference.
Reverse
The reverse of the coin features the building of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, inscriptions in two lines in circumference: ‘БЪЛГАРСКА АКАДЕМИЯ НА НАУКИТЕ’ (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) above, ‘150 ГОДИНИ’ (150 years) below.
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
About this coin
150 Years Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
A 10 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2019. 3,000 pieces were minted by the Bulgarian Mint, to a design by Plamen Chernev and Preslav Chernev.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices
