Bulgarian Euro Pattern Coins
Fantasy Only - Yet!
Bulgaria Euro Pattern Coins
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Bulgaria & The Euro
We believe that Bulgaria will eventually join the Euro, probably in 2007, along with about a dozen other countries. It is not known whether any official plans have been made to produce pattern designs for a set of Bulgarian euro coins.
Political Considerations
The Bulgars merged with local Slavs in the 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. It had to struggle against the Byzantine Empire to retain its independence, but was invaded by the Turkish Ottoman Empire in the 14th century. It regained its independence in 1878, but backed the losing side in both world wars, and fell under communist Russian control from 1946 to 1990. Bulgaria entered into negotiations witht he EU in 2000, and is also moving towards integration with NATO.
Unofficial Patterns
On a number of previous occasions, especially before major coinage changes, pattern coins have been produced as a design exercise or to test public opinion. Many of these have been privately produced. A privately produced pattern set of British euro coins has already been produced, and met with intense demand, despite almost negligible marketing. Original priced at around �40, these have changed hands for over �250 on e-bay.
We have not yet seen any suggested designs for Bulgarian euro coins, but...
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Availability & Prices:
Bulgarian euro sets
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Postage & Packing, Per Shipment:
- UK: At buyer's Risk �3.50 or
Fully Insured �9 (Usually by Royal Mail Special Delivery)
- USA: Airmail at buyer's risk $10 or
Fully Insured (Usually via Fedex or Datapost) $40
For further details, please see our Postage & Packing page.
Order Forms:
Britische EuroM�nzen
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