View source for Bulgaria 1973 5 leva KM-82

[[Image:SB223-72559o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72559]]
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This specimen was lot 72559 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bulgaria|BULGARIA]]. 5 Leva, 1973. Sofia Mint. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. A near-perfect example with deeply mirrored fields and frosty devices." Wikipedia comments, <blockquote>"Vasil Levski (Bulgarian: Васил Левски, born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev (Васил Иванов Кунчев; 18 July 1837 – 18 February 1873), was a Bulgarian revolutionary who is, today, a national hero of Bulgaria. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. Levski founded the Internal Revolutionary Organisation, and sought to foment a nationwide uprising through a network of secret regional committees."</blockquote> Another five leva (KM 83) was struck in 1973. This module was used for NCLT's throughout the seventies.

''Recorded mintage:'' 200,000. 

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

''Catalog reference:'' KM-82. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>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.

''Link to:''
* [[Bulgaria 1972 5 leva|1972 5 leva, 250th Anniversary of Paisi Hilendarski's Birth]]
* [[Bulgaria 1974 stotinka|1974 stotinka]]
* [[Bulgaria 1974 5 stotinki|1974 5 stotinki]]
* [[Bulgaria 1974 20 stotinki|1974 20 stotinki]]
* [[Bulgaria 1974 50 stotinki]]
* [[Bulgaria 1974 5 leva|1974 5 leva, death of Alexander Stamboliiski]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1973]]

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