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Golden Bulgaria

Category:  World Coins
Owner:  Viktor Rogachev
Last Modified:  12/11/2023
Set Description
A complete set of every gold coin issued by the bank from 1894 to present days in mint state. This set honorees my grandfather Borislav Rogachev from whom everything started. The passion continues through my father, my brother, myself and hopefully one day our children.

Set Goals
The goal is every bulgarian gold coin in mint state. Most of them are easy to find in near perfect condition. But the coins from Principality and Third Bulgarian Kingdom is much difficult in mint state.

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View Coin 10 leva 1894 BULGARIA Au 900 10L 1894KB Tsvetanov #20 NGC MS 62 One of the first gold coins. There are two types of the Prince Ferdinand I's portrait. Type 1 is with lower relief of the prince's image. Type 2 is identical to the 20 and 100 leva coins of the same issue. The difference is most clearly visible if the prince's hair, cheek or cheek bone is to be treated. Type 2 is much rarer and considerably more valuable than Type 1.
View Coin 20 leva 1894 BULGARIA Au 900 20L 1894KB Tsvetanov #21 NGC MS 61 As a part of The Latin Monetary Union Bulgaria has its worthy representative. Like the famous "Napoleon", the "20 leva" coin is wanted by many collectors not only in Bulgaria.
View Coin 100 leva 1894 BULGARIA AU900 100L 1894KB Tsvetanov #22 NGC MS 61 Bulgaria's coat of arms on the obverse and Prince Ferdinand I on the reverse. The coin is issued to honor the birth of his heir Boris III- the future Tsar of Bulgaria. Probably one of the most beautiful and definitely the most valuable coin in the whole history of coinage in Bulgaria. With very small mintage and very difficult to find in mint state.
View Coin 20 leva 1912 BULGARIA Au 900 20L 1912 Tsvetanov #39 NGC MS 62 The golden coins of this issue were minted as the first commemorative coins in Bulgaria's new history and relate to the country's Independence proclaimed on 22 September 1908.
View Coin 100 leva 1912 BULGARIA Au 900 100L 1912 Tsvetanov #41 NGC MS 61 PL As the proclamation of the country's Independence Prince Ferdinand I receives the title Tsar of Bulgaria.
View Coin 20 leva 1912 Restrike BULGARIA Au 900 20L 1912-DATED MODERN RESTRIKE NATIONAL BANK ISSUE Tsvetanov #40 NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO According to unofficial data, this issue was implemented twice: in late 1960s and in early 1990's of 20th century.
View Coin 100 leva 1912 Restrike BULGARIA Au 900 100L 1912-DATED MODERN RESTRIKE NATIONAL BANK ISSUE Tsvetanov #42 NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO With its low mintage and near perfect condition many consider the "restrike" to be with close value to the known originals.
View Coin Slavonic Alphabet Anniv.- 10 leva BULGARIA Au 900 G10L 1963 SLAVONIC ALPHABET ANNIV. Tsvetanov #98 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO Saints Cyril and Methodius are known as the creators of the first Slavonic alphabet- the Glagolitic. Canonized as saints for their translation and popularization of the Bible into old Bulgarian, which later became known as Old Church Slavonic language, as well as for disseminating Christianity among the Slavic nations. Proclaimed patrons of Europe by the Pope, the Orthodox Church honours them also as Cyril and Methodius and Their Five Desciples.
View Coin Slavonic Alphabet Anniv.- 20 leva BULGARIA G20L 1963 SLAVONIC ALPHABET ANNIV. Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 68 ULTRA CAMEO 1100 years from the creating and start of teachings with the Slavonic alphabet. As present days, around 250 million people in Eurasia use Cyrillic as the official script for their national languages.
View Coin Republic Anniv.- 10 leva BULGARIA Au 900 G10L 1964 REPUBLIC ANNIVERSARY Tsvetanov #102 NGC PF 66 ULTRA CAMEO One of the first gold coins issued by the new People's Republic of Bulgaria in 1965.
View Coin Republic Anniv.- 20 leva BULGARIA Au 900 G20L 1964 REPUBLIC ANNIVERSARY Tsvetanov #103 NGC PF 67 ULTRA CAMEO Georgi Dimitrov (1882-1949) was politician, Bulgarian and international communist movement activist, leader of the Bulgarian Communist Party and General Secretary of the Comintern, Bulgarian Prime Minister (1946-1949).
View Coin Nationhood Anniv. Mother and child BULGARIA Au 900 G1000L 1981 NATIONHOOD ANNIVERSARY Tsvetanov #189 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO As part of the coinage acknowledging the "1300 years Bulgaria" in 1981, The Mother and Child coin with a sun on the background is a very nice pinnacle of this set.
View Coin Decade for Women BULGARIA Au 900 G100L 1984 DECADE FOR WOMEN Tsvetanov #210 NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Together with "10 levs", this set honoring the women worldwide is a real beauty.
View Coin EU BULGARIA Au 900 G5000L 1993 EUROPEAN UNION Tsvetanov #291 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Republic of Bulgaria's Association with the European Community: Alphabet.
View Coin A. Nevski Cathedral BULGARIA Au 900 G10KL 1994 A.NEVSKI CATHEDRAL Tsvetanov #293 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral is an emblematic Bulgarian building and a monument of culture. The place where the cathedral was erected is the highest at that time in Sofia. Architecturally, the temple is a five-nave neo-Byzantine church - a cross-domed basilica featuring an emphasized central dome; the main domes are gold-plated. The interior is decorated with luxurious and expensive materials, most of which were imported from different parts of the world. The central dome is 45 meters high. The area totals 3170 sq. m. The cathedral seats 5000 people and is the second biggest temple on the Balkan Peninsula.
View Coin Tsar Ivan Alexander BULGARIA Au 999 G20KL 1998 CZAR IVAN ALEXANDER Tsvetanov #315 NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO The Tetraevangelia (or the Four Gosples) of Ivan Alexander, also known as the London Gospel Book, is a medieval illuminated manuscript. It is regarded as one of the most important literary treasures of great cultural and historical value. Written in 1355-1356 by a monk named Simeon on the orders of Tsar Ivan Alexander, it contains 268 parchment sheets featuring the texts of the four canonical gospels. Decorated with 366 multicolored miniatures. Following the fall of Tarnovo in 1393, it was transported to Moldovia. Information about the book was found in the records of Mount Athos Monastery of St. Paul only in 17th century. In 1837, Lord Robert Curzon visited the monastery and took the manuscript to England, together with the Vidin Gospel, as a present by the abbot. Until 1917, the Tetraevangelia remained possession of Curzon's family. The Lord's daughter donated it, together with the complete collection of manuscripts and old printed books, to the British Museum in London. The manuscript was transferred to the British Library in 1973 where it is kept today.
View Coin BNB Anniv. BULGARIA Au 999 G20KL 1999 NATIONAL BANK ANNIVERSARY Tsvetanov #316 NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO The Bulgarian National Bank is a national institution established on 25 January 1879. BNB is an independent state-owned issuing institution, reporting to the National Assembly. BNB quarantees the viability of the Bulgarian currency. As of 1 January 2007. BNB is a full member of the European System of Central Banks.
View Coin Madonna & Child BULGARIA Au 999 G20L 1999 MADONNA & CHILD Tsvetanov #317 NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO The Virgin Mary with Infant Christ.
View Coin EU BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 1999 EUROPEAN UNION Tsvetanov #319 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Todor Stoyanov Burmov is a prominent Bulgarian revivalist, a fighter for church independence and an active political activist after the Liberation. During the Russo-Turkish War of Liberation (1877 – 1878) he was the treasurer of the Chancellery for Civil Affairs at the headquarters of the Russian Army. In 1878 he was appointed vice-governor of Plovdiv, and the following year - governor of Sofia. This predetermines his brilliant political career. Prince Battenberg chose him as the first Prime Minister of the country, and at the same time he was the Minister of the Interior and the head of the Ministry of Public Education. Until 1884, he was one of the leaders of the Conservative Party, twice elected as Minister of Finance. He was a member of the Supreme Court of Cassation (1881). Later he was again the Minister of Finance.
View Coin St. Ivan of Rila BULGARIA Au 999 LEV 2002 GOLD ST. IVAN OF RILA Tsvetanov #338 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO St. Venerable Ioan of Rila the Miracle Worker is a Bulgarian clergyman and monk. He is considered the greatest Bulgarian saint and recluse, heavenly protector and patron of the Bulgarian people, patron and founder of the largest stauropygial monastery in Bulgaria - the Rila monastery, patron of Bulgarian revivalists, even during his lifetime he was called "earthly angel" and "heavenly inhabitant"
View Coin Athens- cycling BULGARIA Au 999 G5L 2002 CYCLING Tsvetanov #345 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
View Coin Athens- fencing BULGARIA Au 999 G5L 2002 FENCING Tsvetanov #339 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
View Coin Athens- tennis BULGARIA G5L 2002 TENNIS Tsvetanov #346 NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
View Coin Athens- P. Du Coubertin BULGARIA Au 999 G5L 2002 PIERRE DU COUBERTIN Tsvetanov #348 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
View Coin Athens- wresling BULGARIA Au 999 G5L 2002 WRESTLING Tsvetanov #342 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
View Coin Athens- gymnastics BULGARIA Au 999 G5L 2002 GYMNASTICS Tsvetanov #347 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
View Coin Athens- archery BULGARIA G5L 2002 ARCHERY Tsvetanov #344 NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
View Coin Athens- swimming BULGARIA Au 999 G5L 2002 SWIMMING Tsvetanov #343 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
View Coin Athens- athletics BULGARIA Au 999 G5L 2002 ATHLETICS Tsvetanov #341 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
View Coin Athens- weightlifting BULGARIA Au 999 G5L 2002 WEIGHTLIFTING Tsvetanov #340 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
View Coin Mother of God BULGARIA Au 999 G20L 2003 MOTHER OF GOD Tsvetanov #361 NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO The blessing Virgin Mary with Jesus Christ.
View Coin BNB Anniv. BULGARIA Au 999 G125L 2004 NATIONAL BANK ANNIVERSARY Tsvetanov #364 Borislav Rogachev Coll. NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO 125 Years Bulgarian National Bank.
View Coin St. John the Baptist BULGARIA Au 999 G20L 2006 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Tsvetanov #376 NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO John the Baptist, also known as John the Forerunner, is a cousin and predecessor of Jesus Christ, who, according to the Gospel, predicted the coming of the Messiah (Christ).
View Coin St. George- small BULGARIA Au 999 G20L 2007 ST. GEORGE THE VICTORIOUS Tsvetanov #381 NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
View Coin St. George- large BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 2007 ST. GEORGE THE VICTORIOUS Tsvetanov #380 NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Saint Great Martyr George the Victorious is one of the most revered saints, a martyr for Christ's faith. He is revered by both Eastern and Western Christian churches, and also in Islam. During the time of Emperor Diocletian, he was a soldier in the Roman Empire. Immortalized after the miracle of killing the llama, he is the patron saint of Bulgaria and many other nations.
View Coin Tsar Boris I BULGARIA Au 999 G20L 2008 HOLY TSAR BORIS I THE BAPTIST Tsvetanov #390 NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO St. Prince Boris I Michael was a Bulgarian ruler who imposed Christianity and introduced the Slavic script in Bulgaria. He ruled from 852 to 889 and again briefly in 893, when he dethroned his first-born son Vladimir Rasate and placed his other son Simeon on the throne.
View Coin St. Dimitar BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 2009 ST. DIMITAR WONDERWORKER NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Saint Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica Miracle Worker or Saint Demetrius. During the Second Bulgarian State, Saint Dimitar was among the most venerated saints, especially in the capital Tarnovo. The first Asene people consider Saint Dimitar as their patron.
View Coin St. Naum BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 2010 ST. NAUM NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Saint Naum of Ohrid or Preslavski was a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer and saint. The Orthodox Church also honors him as one of the holy Seven.
View Coin Virgin Mary & Child BULGARIA Au 999 G20L 2011 VIRGIN MARY & CHILD NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO The Virgin Mary with Infant Christ.
View Coin St. Petka BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 2012 ST. PETKA OF BULGARIA NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Paraskeva Epivatska, better known in Bulgaria as Paraskeva or Petka Bulgarska (Tarnovska), is an Eastern Orthodox saint (monk) who lived in the 10th - 11th centuries.
View Coin St. Constantine & St. Helena BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 2013 ST. CONSTANTINE & ST. HELENA NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Flavius ​​Valerius Aurelius Constantine, also known as Constantine I or Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor.
Flavia Julia Helena, also known as Saint Helena, Helena Augusta and Helena of Constantinople, was a concubine (or perhaps wife) of the Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and mother of their son Emperor Constantine I.
The Byzantine liturgical calendar, used by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Churches, honors Constantine and his mother Helena as saints on May 21. Although he is not included in the list of saints of the Latin Church, which honors several other martyrs for the Christian faith with the name of Constantine, he was awarded the title "Great" for his contributions to Christianity.
View Coin Holy prophet Elias BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 2014 HOLY PROPHET ELIAS NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Elijah was a Jewish prophet from the 9th century BC who lived in Ancient Israel. He is written about in the Old Testament, the New Testament, the Talmud and the Koran, he is also a hero from the folklore of various nations, including the Bulgarian one. It is revered by Jews, Christians, Muslims, Baha'is, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons and Raelites.
View Coin St. Mina BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 2015 ST. MINA NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Holy Great Martyr Mina Kotuanski is a Christian saint, considered a miracle worker. Born in Egypt, he professed the Christian faith and served in the army stationed in the Cotuan region under the command of the general Firmilian in the III-IV centuries. Mina suffered during the persecutions of Christians under Emperor Diocletian. Today he is considered the patron saint of the family.
View Coin Anthim I BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 2016 EXARCH ANTHIM I NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Antim I, formerly Atanas Mihailov, was a prominent senior Bulgarian Orthodox cleric, the first exarch of the independent Bulgarian Exarchy.
View Coin Annunciation BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 2017 ANNUNCIATION NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Annunciation is an evangelical event and the Christian holiday dedicated to it. Тhe Annunciation by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she will give birth in the flesh to the expected Savior of mankind, the son of God - Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on March 25. It was established in the Orthodox Church in the 7th century. It is revered by all major Christian denominations
View Coin St. Stephen BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 2018 ST. STEPHEN NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Stephen is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon in the early Church at Jerusalem who angered members of various synagogues by his teachings. Accused of blasphemy at his trial, he made a speech denouncing the Jewish authorities who were sitting in judgment on him and was then stoned to death.
View Coin Nativity BULGARIA Au 999 G100L 2020 Nativity NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO The coin is representing one of the most important holidays in christian world. And one of the most beautiful gold coins issued lately.
View Coin Paisius of Hilendar BULGARIA AU999 G2L 2022 Paisus of Hilendar 300th Anniv. of Birth NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO Paisiy Hilendarski is a Bulgarian national awakener and clergyman, author of "Slavic Bulgarian History". The ideas of national revival and liberation of the Bulgarian people expressed in his work lead many scholars to point to him as the founder of the Bulgarian revival. He was canonized as a saint in 1962. This “2 leva” coin commemorates the 300th anniversary of the saint's birth.

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