10 Leva Rescue of Jewish People
Features
| Issuer |
Bulgaria
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (1990-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2003 |
| Value | 10 Leva 10 BGN = USD 5.89 |
| Currency | Fourth lev (1999-2025) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 23.33 g |
| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 61088 |
| References | KM# 275 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
60th Anniversary of the Rescue of Jewish People in Bulgaria
Obverse
On the obverse of the coin bearing the nominal value are the logo of the BNB and the text ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK), the nominal value of the coin ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (10 BGN), as well as the year of issue ‘2003’.
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
· БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА ·
2003 · 10 ЛЕВА
Translation:
Bulgarian National Bank
10 Leva
Engraver: Petar Stoikov
Reverse
The reverse of the coin features the image of Dimitar Peshev, the texts ‘ДИМИТЪР ПЕШЕВ’ (Dimitar Peshev) and ‘60 ГОДИНИ ОТ СПАСЯВАНЕТО НА БЪЛГАРСКИТЕ ЕВРЕИ’ (The 60th Anniversary of the Rescue of Jewish People in Bulgaria), and the Star of David.
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
ПЕШЕВ
ДИМИТЪР
60
ГОДИНИ
ОТ
СПАСЯВАНЕТО
НА
БЪЛГАРСКИТЕ
ЕВРЕИ
Translation:
Dimitar Peshev
The 60th Anniversary of the Rescue of Jewish People in Bulgaria
Engraver: Petar Stoikov
Edge
Plain
Mint
Bulgarian Mint (Монетен двор / Moneten dvor), Sofia, Bulgaria (1952-date)Comments
Dimitar Pechev was a Bulgarian politician, Vice-President of Parliament and Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Bulgaria during the Second World War. His fame is mainly due to the role he played during the war in the rescue of Bulgarian Jews (Source: www.wikipedia.org).
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2 000 | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 89
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Bullion value: USD 47.01
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Actual silver weight: 0.694 oz
Current silver price: 67.75 USD/oz (see silver price 
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