Bulgaria 1971 5 leva
This specimen was lot 73253 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "BULGARIA. 5 Leva, 1971. Sofia Mint. PCGS PROOFLIKE-67. Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Georgi S. Rakovski. This wonderful commemorative honors the legacy of the Bulgarian revolutionary with a prooflike strike that presents a cameo appearance to the eyes. A few spots on the reverse dictate the grade." This is the second in a series of silver NCLT's struck to this module.
Wikipedia comments, "Georgi Stoykov Rakovski (Bulgarian: Георги Стойков Раковски) (1821–67), known also Georgi Sava Rakovski (Георги Сава Раковски), born Sabi Stoykov Popovich (Съби Стойков Попович), was a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary, freemason, writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival and resistance against Ottoman rule."
Recorded mintage: 300,000 prooflike.
Specification: 20.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 36 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-79.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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