150 Years since the Birth of Panayot Pipkov

Name: 150 Years since the Birth of Panayot Pipkov (2 leva, 2021)
Brand: Bulgarian National Bank
SKU: BC-2021-05

2021 · 2 leva · Bulgarian National Bank

150 Years since the Birth of Panayot Pipkov (2021), obverse — Obverse · Official image: Bulgarian National Bank

Specifications

Metal: Copper 999/1000
Weight: 16.4 g
Diameter: 34.2 mm
Quality: Proof, mint state
Official mintage: 3,000
Year of issue: 2021
Series: Bulgarian Artists
Designer: Vasilena Stancheva
Minted by: Bulgarian Mint
Catalogue no.: BC-2021-05

Issue price: 36.00 лв; ≈ €18.41 · BNB, 2021
Market value (asking prices): €470.00; 1 listing (asking price) · 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: €470.00; median asking price €470.00 · 1 listing

Sample listings

2 Лева 2021 Панайот Пипков€470.00

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What if you had bought it at issue?

Issue price (BNB, 2021): €18.41
Asking price now (median): €470.00
Change in value: €451.59
Total return: +2453%
Compounded yearly return: +84.3%a year, over 5.3 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

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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) inscribed in circumference on the top; the year of issue ‘2021’ and the nominal value ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (2 levs) inscribed on the bottom.

Reverse

The reverse of the coin features: a portrait of Panayot Pipkov on the violin silhouette; the figure ‘150’ on the right and ‘ГОДИНИ ОТ РОЖДЕНИЕТО НА ПАНАЙОТ ПИПКОВ’ (years of Panayot Pipkov’s birth) inscribed in circumference on the bottom left.

Edge & packaging

Flat with embossed text ‘ВЪРВИ,НАРОДЕ ВЪЗРОДЕНИ’ (March ahead, o revived people) edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.

Image: Panayot Pipkov · Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

About this coin

150 Years since the Birth of Panayot Pipkov

A 2 leva copper coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2021, part of the Bulgarian Artists series. 3,000 pieces were minted by the Bulgarian Mint, to a design by Vasilena Stancheva.

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