lev

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The lev is the official national currency of Bulgaria, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.

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lev canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf currency
banknoteDenomination 10 levs
100 levs
20 levs
5 levs
50 levs
centralBank Bulgarian National Bank
coinDenomination 1 lev
1 stotinka
10 stotinki
2 leva
2 stotinki
20 stotinki
5 stotinki
50 stotinki
country Bulgaria
decimalPlaces 2
enteredERMII 2020
exchangeRateRegime currency board arrangement
introduced 1999 (current BGN redenomination)
ISO4217Code BGN
languageOfName Bulgarian language
surface form: Bulgarian
legalTenderIn Bulgaria
monetaryUnitOfAccount Bulgaria
nameMeaning “lion” in Bulgarian
officialCurrencyOf Bulgaria
peggedTo euro
redenominationRate 1 BGN = 1000 BGL
region Europe
regulates cash payments in Bulgaria
non-cash payments in Bulgaria
replacedCurrency old Bulgarian lev (BGL)
status active
subunit stotinka
subunitToUnit 100 stotinki = 1 lev
symbol BGN
лв
type fiat currency
usedBy Council of Ministers of Bulgaria
surface form: Bulgarian government

businesses in Bulgaria
residents of Bulgaria
usedFor everyday transactions in Bulgaria
financial operations in Bulgaria
usedSince 1881 (first lev)
writingSystemOfSymbol Cyrillic

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