The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) is putting into circulation from January 26 a silver collector's coin on the theme "125 Years of Electric Tram in Bulgaria".
With Bulgaria's accession to the Eurozone from January 1, 2026, the BNB will discontinue the issuing of commemorative coins with face values in leva and will start issuing collector's coins with a face value in euros.
This is the first collector's coin that the BNB is issuing after the adoption of the euro. The coin program of the BNB for this year provides for the issuance of four more collector's coins, as well as one commemorative 2-euro coin.
The price of the coin "125 Years of Electric Tram in Bulgaria" upon release is 144 euros (281.64 leva). It has a face value of 10 euros and will be in a mintage of 5000 pieces.
On the obverse of the coin, in the center, there is an image of an old city lamp; on the left - the emblem of the BNB with the year "1879" on the ribbon, below it - the year of issue "2026"; on the right - the face value "10 euros" in two lines. Around the edge there is the inscription "Bulgarian National Bank". On the reverse of the coin there is an image of the first tram with inscriptions - above it "125 years" in two lines, below it the year "1901" and around the edge - "Electric tram in Bulgaria".
The coin will be sold by the BNB at four cash desks in the central building of the BNB and at four cash desks in the Cash Center of the BNB in Sofia, 10 "Mihail Tenev" Str.
Each client will be able to purchase only one coin from the BNB's cash desks, regardless of whether they are purchasing in their own name and for their own account or in the name and for the account of another person. To purchase the silver coin in the name and for the account of another person, it is necessary to present an explicit notarized power of attorney for its purchase. If a client, in their capacity as a natural person, purchases a coin from the BNB's cash desks, they are not entitled to purchase another coin as a representative of a legal entity, and this restriction also applies to the opposite case. Coins are not sold to persons under 18 years of age.
By the end of the working day on January 26, the new coin will be provided by the BNB to "Investbank", "First Investment Bank", "Texim Bank", "Tokuda Bank" and "Central Cooperative Bank" for sale in their offices and branches, as well as to "Mint" EAD.