View source for Bulgaria 1997 1000 leva KM-232

[[Image:SB821-44133o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44133]]
[[Image:SB821-44133r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC]]

This specimen was lot 44133 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bulgaria|BULGARIA]]. 1000 Leva, 1997. Sofia Mint. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. UNICEF theme. An attractive Proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices." 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. This NCLT was issued by the post-communist government and was accompanied by KM 133, which honored the World Cup of soccer.

''Recorded mintage:'' 6,001 proofs.

''Specification:'' 23.33 g, 0.925 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-232. 

''[[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, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Bulgaria 1996 500 leva KM-223|1996 500 leva, 100th Anniversary of the National Art Academy]]
* [[Bulgaria 1996 1000 leva|1996 1000 leva, sailing ship ''Kaliakra'']]
* [[Bulgaria 1996 1000 leva KM-222|1996 1000 leva, St. Ivan of Rila]]
* [[Bulgaria 1998 5000 leva|1998 5000 leva, the Euro]]
* [[Bulgaria 1998 10000 leva KM-234|1998 10,000 leva, 120th Anniversary of Liberation]]
* [[Bulgaria 1998 20000 leva|1998 20,000 leva, Tsar Ivan Alexander]]
* [[Bulgaria 2000 10 leva KM-244|2000 10 leva, the new Millennium]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1997]]

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