Bulgaria 1988 20 leva KM-171
This specimen was lot 73262 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $60. The catalog description[1] noted, "BULGARIA. 20 Leva, 1988. Sofia Mint. PCGS PROOF-67 Deep Cameo. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian State Railways. Beautifully struck and with a deep and transfixing cameo, this handsome piece is sure to excite all lovers of both trains and Bulgaria." The silver commemoratives issued by the regime shrank as inflation bit even tho these were never intended to circulate. Other twenty leva for 1988 included KM 174 (spaceflight), KM 172 (liberation) and KM 173 (Sophia University). The regime was swept away in 1989-90.
Recorded mintage: 93,000 proofs.
Specification: 11.39 g, 0.500 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-171.
- [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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