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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, < | + | 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. |
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* [[Bulgaria 1972 5 leva|1972 5 leva, 250th Anniversary of Paisi Hilendarski's Birth]] | * [[Bulgaria 1972 5 leva|1972 5 leva, 250th Anniversary of Paisi Hilendarski's Birth]] | ||
| + | * [[Bulgaria 1974 5 stotinki|1974 5 stotinki]] | ||
| + | * [[Bulgaria 1974 20 stotinki|1974 20 stotinki]] | ||
* [[Bulgaria 1974 50 stotinki]] | * [[Bulgaria 1974 50 stotinki]] | ||
* [[Bulgaria 1977 5 leva|1977 5 leva, 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Petko R. Slaveykov]] | * [[Bulgaria 1977 5 leva|1977 5 leva, 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Petko R. Slaveykov]] | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 31 May 2023
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[1] noted, "BULGARIA. 5 Leva, 1973. Sofia Mint. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. A near-perfect example with deeply mirrored fields and frosty devices." Wikipedia comments,
"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."
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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]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.
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