Bulgaria 1982 10 leva

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2411

This specimen was lot 2411 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BULGARIA: People's Republic, AR 10 leva, 1982, 1982 World Cup in Spain, an incredible example, PCGS graded PF67 Deep Cameo." In 1982, Italy defeated West Germany to win the final in Madrid. Bulgaria issued two NCLT's to honor the games, the other being KM 143, featuring a sombrero over a soccer ball. The Communist regime, beset by corruption and an aging leadership, was swept away with the collapse of all the Eastern Bloc regimes in 1989-90.

Recorded mintage: 7,200 per the SCWC, 15,000 per Numista.

Specification: 18.88 g, 0.500 fine silver, 37.2 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by P. Georgiev.

Catalog reference: KM-144.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1979 10 leva, Year of the Child
• 1982 20 leva, Year of the Child
• 1984 10 leva, Summer Olympic Games, women's gymnastics
• 1984 10 leva, Winter Olympics
• 1984 10 leva, United Nations International Decade for Women
• Coins and currency dated 1982