Bulgaria 1978 5 leva KM-101

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72563

This specimen was lot 72563 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BULGARIA. 5 Leva, 1978. Sofia Mint. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Extremely high grade example with deeply mirrored fields and frosty devices." Another five leva (KM 100) was struck in 1978 for the centennial of the birth of Peio Javoroff. This module was used for NCLT's throughout the seventies.

Recorded mintage: 200,000 proofs.

Specification: 20.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-101.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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• 1977 5 leva, 150th Anniversary of the birth of Petko R. Slaveykov
• 1978 5 leva, birth of Peio Javoroff, 1878-1911
• 1978 10 leva, 100th Anniversary of the Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottomans
• 1979 stotinka
• 1979 2 stotinki
• 1979 5 stotinki
• 1979 10 stotinki
• 1979 20 stotinki
• 1979 50 stotinki
• 1979 lev
• 1979 5 leva, 100th anniversary of the Communication Systems
• 1979 10 leva, Year of the Child
• 1979 20 leva, centennial of Sofia as capital
• Coins and currency dated 1978