Българска народна банка

PRESS RELEASE

31 December 2024

BNB puts into circulation gold commemorative coins ‘Virgin Mary – Golden Apple’

From 2 January 2025, the Bulgarian National Bank is releasing into circulation a silver commemorative coin on the theme ‘The Bulgarian Bagpipe’ of the ‘Bulgarian Customs and Traditions’ series.

Upon entering circulation, the coins will be sold at the following prices:

BGN 1789 (one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine) for the BGN 10 coin;

BGN 3311 (three thousand three hundred and eleven) for the BGN 20 coin;

BGN 4872 (four thousand eight hundred and seventy-two) for the BGN 50 coin; and

BGN 6456 (six thousand four hundred and fifty-six) for the BGN 100 coin.

The coin will be sold at the Bulgarian National Bank: at two cash desks in Sofia, 1, Knyaz Alexander I Sq. and at four cash desks at the BNB Cash Centre in Sofia, 10, Mihail Tenev St.

In the period from 2 through 3 January 2025, every client may purchase up to 2 coins of each type at the Bulgarian National Bank, and after that period the commemorative coins ‘Virgin Mary – Golden Apple’ will be sold without restrictions. If a client, as a natural person, purchases a certain type of coin between 2 and 3 January 2025 at the BNB counters, during this period that client may not purchase more coins of the same type as a representative of a legal entity, and this restriction applies to the opposite case as well. When buying a coin on behalf and for the account of another person, the client must present a notarised power of attorney issued exclusively for the purchase of the specific type of commemorative coin. Coins may not be purchased by persons who are under 18 years of age.

By the end of the working day on 2 January 2025, the new coin will be provided by the BNB to Investbank AD, First Investment Bank AD, Texim Bank AD, Tokuda Bank AD and Central Cooperative Bank AD for sale in their offices and branches.

The specified banks will sell the coin in offices and branches from the following list.

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10 levs, 2025

Virgin Mary – Golden Apple

The obverse of the coin features: the BNB logo with the year ‘1879’ on the strip, ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank) inscribed in a semicircle on the top, and the year of issue ‘2025’ and the nominal value ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (10 levs) on the bottom.

The reverse of the coin features: an image of the Virgin Mary – Golden Apple icon and on its both sides the inscriptions ‘СВ. БОГОРОДИЦА’ (Virgin Mary) and ‘ЗЛАТНА ЯБЪЛКА’ (Golden Apple).

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20 levs, 2025

Virgin Mary – Golden Apple

The obverse of the coin features: the BNB logo with the year ‘1879’ on the strip, ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank) inscribed in a semicircle on the top, and the year of issue ‘2025’ and the nominal value ‘20 ЛЕВА’ (20 levs) on the bottom.

The reverse of the coin features: an image of the Virgin Mary – Golden Apple icon and on its both sides the inscriptions ‘СВ. БОГОРОДИЦА’ (Virgin Mary) and ‘ЗЛАТНА ЯБЪЛКА’ (Golden Apple).

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50 levs, 2025

Virgin Mary – Golden Apple

The obverse of the coin features: the BNB logo with the year ‘1879’ on the strip, ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank) inscribed in a semicircle on the top, and the year of issue ‘2025’ and the nominal value ‘50 ЛЕВА’ (50 levs) on the bottom.

The reverse of the coin features: an image of the Virgin Mary – Golden Apple icon and on its both sides the inscriptions ‘СВ. БОГОРОДИЦА’ (Virgin Mary) and ‘ЗЛАТНА ЯБЪЛКА’ (Golden Apple).

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100 levs, 2025

Virgin Mary – Golden Apple

The obverse of the coin features: the BNB logo with the year ‘1879’ on the strip, ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank) inscribed in a semicircle on the top, and the year of issue ‘2025’ and the nominal value ‘100 ЛЕВА’ (100 levs) on the bottom.

The reverse of the coin features: an image of the Virgin Mary – Golden Apple icon and on its both sides the inscriptions ‘СВ. БОГОРОДИЦА’ (Virgin Mary) and ‘ЗЛАТНА ЯБЪЛКА’ (Golden Apple).