Bulgarian Lev (BGN)
The Bulgarian lev is the official currency of Bulgaria. The currency code for the Bulgarian lev is BGN and its symbol is лв. A popular nickname for the lev is ‘kint’. The lev is printed in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100. The plural of lev is ‘leva’. Since 2015, Bulgarians have replaced the 2-leva note with the 2-leva coin. Leva coins come in denominations of stotinka, with one stotinka equaling one-hundredth of a lev.
Currency name
Bulgarian Lev
Currency symbol
лв
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