Issuing authority
Principality and Kingdom of Bulgaria
Balkan state issuing lev coinage from the late nineteenth century.
- Kind
- principality
- Region
- Southeastern Europe, Europe
- Recorded period
- 1878 – 1946
Succeeded by the People's Republic of Bulgaria and modern Bulgaria.
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
9
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
9 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1881 – 1948
9 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
0
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (9)
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Bulgaria, Prince Alexander I, 10 stotinki, 1881
1881
Bronze coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms held by two lions with banners as supporters on a decorated crowned mantle. Reverse: between two tied branches, value indication in two lines, below which the year. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3695A; its record gives material recor…
Partial type record
Windrain
modern coins
Bulgaria 5 Leva silver
late 19th century
The Bulgarian silver five-leva coin is a crown-sized specie denomination issued by the Principality of Bulgaria. Following the creation of the lev in 1881 as the national currency with an official value equal to the French franc, the five-leva silver coin was introduced into circulation between 1881 and 1884. It ser…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
2½ stotinki from Bulgaria of Prince Ferdinand I, 1888
1888
Copper-nickel coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms. Reverse: value indication in one line. Year in legend. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3695B; its record gives material recorded as nickel (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.5 cm x weight 2.02 g.
Partial type record
CGB via Numista
banknotes
20 Leva, Bulgarian National Bank, Bulgaria, 1904 (Pick 9)
1904
This 20 Leva note was issued in Bulgaria by the Bulgarian National Bank, dated 1904. It belongs to the First lev (1881-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Ferdinand I (Фердинанд I) (1887-1918). It measures 158 × 98 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World P…
Partial type record
Lord Vesai via Numista
banknotes
50 Leva, Bulgaria, 1916 (Pick 19)
1916
This 50 Leva note was issued in Bulgaria, dated 1916. It belongs to the First lev (1881-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Ferdinand I (Фердинанд I) (1887-1918). It measures 170 × 110 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as P…
Partial type record
CGB via Numista
banknotes
50 Leva, Bulgarian National Bank, Bulgaria, 1922 (Pick 37)
1922
This 50 Leva note was issued in Bulgaria by the Bulgarian National Bank, dated 1922. It belongs to the First lev (1881-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Boris III (Борис III) (1918-1943). It measures 142 × 80 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper…
Partial type record
CGB via Numista
banknotes
500 Leva, Bulgaria, 1929 (Pick 52)
1929
This 500 Leva note was issued in Bulgaria, dated 1929. It belongs to the First lev (1881-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Boris III (Борис III) (1918-1943). It measures 173 × 89 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick…
Partial type record
hex7ech via Numista
banknotes
200 Leva, Bulgaria, 1943 (Pick 64)
1943
This 200 Leva note was issued in Bulgaria, dated 1943. It belongs to the First lev (1881-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Simeon II (Симеон II) (1943-1946). It measures 137 × 75 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick…
Partial type record
hex7ech via Numista
banknotes
500 Leva, Bulgaria, 1948 (Pick 77)
1948
This 500 Leva note was issued in Bulgaria, dated 1948. It belongs to the First lev (1881-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: People's Republic (1946-1990). It measures 158 × 80 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 77.…
Partial type record
Entries by catalogue category
- Banknotes6
- Modern World Coins3
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 19th century3
- 20th century6
Only the 9 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Paper6
- Bronze1
- Nickel1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
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