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Bulgarian lev

The lev (лев; plural: лева, левове; lev, leva, levove; ISO 4217 code: BGN) was the currency of Bulgaria from 1880 to 2025. The euro replaced the lev on 1 January 2026; during the cash changeover period (1–31 January 2026), the lev and the euro circulated in parallel for cash payments, and from 1 February 2026 the euro became the sole legal tender in…

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stotinka
1 € =
BGN 1.95583
Band
15.0% de jure; 0.0% de facto
Banknotes
5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva
Central bank
Bulgarian National Bank
Code
BGN

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Bulgarian lev

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples73
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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Bulgarian lev

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related to Etymology · 22
Bulgarian lev → AD, BC, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Dutch, German, In, In Bulgaria, Italian, Ivan Shishman, Lions, Middle Ages, Moldova, Moldovan, Romania, Romanian, Second Bulgarian, Stara Zagora, The, The Dutch
related to External links · 8
Bulgarian lev → BanknotesHistorical, Bulgaria, BulgariaHistorical, Bulgarian National Bank, Catalog, CataloguesBulgarian Lev, Non-periodical Publications, People's Republic
related to Fourth lev (1999–2025) · 8
Bulgarian lev → BGN, Bulgarian, DEM, Deutsche Mark, July, On, The, The ISO
Website · 3
Bulgarian lev → https://www.bnbprint.com/en, mint.bg/en/, www.bnb.bg
stotinka · 2
Bulgarian lev → stotinki, ст. (st.)
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Bulgarian lev → stotinka
1 € = · 1
Bulgarian lev → BGN 1.95583
Band · 1
Bulgarian lev → 15.0% de jure; 0.0% de facto
Banknotes · 1
Bulgarian lev → 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva
Central bank · 1
Bulgarian lev → Bulgarian National Bank

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leva lev bulgarian 10 coins introduced 50 notes 100 20 issued lion currency stotinki bulgaria new rate euro denominations bgn

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Bulgarian lev.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄100stotinka1.00infobox
Bulgarian lev1 € =BGN 1.955831.00infobox
Bulgarian levBand15.0% de jure; 0.0% de facto1.00infobox
Bulgarian levBanknotes5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva1.00infobox
Bulgarian levCentral bankBulgarian National Bank1.00infobox
Bulgarian levCodeBGN1.00infobox
Bulgarian levCoins1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 st., 1 lev, 2 leva1.00infobox
Bulgarian levDate of introduction4 June 1880 (1880-06-04)1.00infobox
Bulgarian levDate of withdrawal31 December 20251.00infobox
Bulgarian levInflation2.2%1.00infobox
Bulgarian levMethodConsumer price index (CPI)1.00infobox
Bulgarian levMintBulgarian Mint, Sofia1.00infobox
Bulgarian levNicknamekint1.00infobox
Bulgarian levPegged withEuro (€) = 1.95583 leva1.00infobox
Bulgarian levPlurallevove, numeric: leva1.00infobox
Bulgarian levPrinterBulgarian National Bank1.00infobox
Bulgarian levReplaced byEuro1.00infobox
Bulgarian levReplaced by euro, cash1 February 20261.00infobox
Bulgarian levReplaced by euro, non cash1 January 20261.00infobox
Bulgarian levSince10 July 20201.00infobox
Bulgarian levstotinkastotinki1.00infobox
Bulgarian levstotinkaст. (st.)1.00infobox
Bulgarian levSubunit0.011.00infobox
Bulgarian levSymbolThe abbreviation лв. (lv.) is used1.00infobox
Bulgarian levUser(s)None, previously: Bulgaria1.00infobox
Bulgarian levWebsitewww.bnb.bg1.00infobox
Bulgarian levWebsitehttps://www.bnbprint.com/en1.00infobox
Bulgarian levWebsitemint.bg/en/1.00infobox

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