Bulgarian lev
currency of Bulgaria from 1880 to 2025 (iso: BGN)
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Summary
Bulgarian lev is an obsolete currency[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of obsolete currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,040 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Bulgaria[3]
- Instance of: currency[4]
- Named after: lion thaler[5]
- Commons category: Money of Bulgaria[6]
- Central bank/issuer: Bulgarian National Bank[7]
- Start time: June 4, 1880[8]
- End time: January 1, 2026[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Currencies of Bulgaria[10]
- Described at URL: https://baike.sogou.com/v764314.htm[11]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Bulgaria[12]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13]
- Replaces: Bulgarian lev (third)[14]
- Replaced by: euro[15]
- Official name: Български лев[16]
- Short name: лв.[17], лев[18], лева[19]
- Different from: Lew[20]
- Price: 0.511291 euro[21]
- Conversion to standard unit: 1.503759398496241 international United States dollar[22]
- Unit symbol: лв.[23]
- Subdivision of this unit: stotinka[24]
Why It Matters
Bulgarian lev has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]