Bulgaria 1998 10000 leva KM-234

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2417

This specimen was lot 2417 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BULGARIA: Republic, AR 10,000 leva, 1998, 120 Anniversary of Liberation, an extraordinary example, PCGS graded PF69 Deep Cameo." Another 10,000 leva of 1998 promoted the unification of Europe (KM 235). In 1999, the lev was reformed (1000 old leva = one new lav) and in 2026, the lev was dropped for the euro.

Recorded mintage: 15,000.

Specification: 23.33 g, 0.925 fine silver, 38.61 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Kancho Avramov and Stefan Nenov.

Catalog reference: KM-234.

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:

• 1994 10,000 leva, St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral
• 1998 5000 leva, the Euro
• 1998 20,000 leva, Tsar Ivan Alexander
• 1999 10 stotinki
• 1999 20 stotinki
• 1999 50 stotinki
• 1999 10 leva, Mediterranean Monk Seal
• 1999 20 leva, Madonna and Child
• Coins and currency dated 1998