LEV: COIN OF BULGARIA
1 lev (левъ), 1925: Tsardom of Bulgaria
Ruler: Boris III (Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver) — the Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria /Tsardom of Bulgaria/ from 1918 to 1943.
1 ЛЕВЪ: 1 lev.
Denomination and date in the wreath.
БЪЛГАРИЯ - СЪЕДИНЕНИЕТО ПРАВИ СИЛАТА: Bulgaria - Unity makes strength (The national motto of Bulgaria, Belgium and Haiti, that came from the Latin phrase "Concordia res parvae crescunt" — "Small states flourish by concord").
Coat of arms of Bulgaria (1881-1927).
Mintage: 35.000.000.
Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels (no mintmark).
- Copper-nickel: 20 mm - 3 g
- Reference price: 1.5$
COIN LEV — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- PRINCIPALITY OF BULGARIA (1882-1894) + TSARDOM OF BULGARIA (1910-1943) + PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA (1960-1990) + REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA (1992-…): lev = 100 stotinka
The name of the currency of Bulgaria (lev) comes from the name of Dutch thalers with the image of a lion ("leeuwendaalder, levendaler"), which were spread throughout Europe during a long period several centuries ago.
