{"id":4368,"date":"2024-08-20T09:31:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T07:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/oum-location\/bulgarian-national-bank-museum-collection\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T12:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T10:32:07","slug":"bulgarian-national-bank-museum-collection","status":"publish","type":"oum-location","link":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/en\/oum-location\/bulgarian-national-bank-museum-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulgarian National Bank Museum Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2ddb408u-4f81a3e91f28267b040fd7925cf8129d\">\n#top .flex_column.av-2ddb408u-4f81a3e91f28267b040fd7925cf8129d{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-2ddb408u-4f81a3e91f28267b040fd7925cf8129d{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"Inrto-News-Beitrag\"  class='flex_column av-2ddb408u-4f81a3e91f28267b040fd7925cf8129d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltmsb1tc-fd9b6fc49f054836f6ad1196764718f3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock beitragsueberschrift'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Bulgarian National Bank Museum Collection<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-26x58y4e-05797481ccd5ecadca7ee5d21966c133 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-26x58y4e-05797481ccd5ecadca7ee5d21966c133\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-26x58y4e-05797481ccd5ecadca7ee5d21966c133{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-26x58y4e-05797481ccd5ecadca7ee5d21966c133{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"angaben-institutionen\"  class='flex_column av-26x58y4e-05797481ccd5ecadca7ee5d21966c133 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-22ljdf9a-d410f3c18673c67e94d44159c4fdeb94\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-22ljdf9a-d410f3c18673c67e94d44159c4fdeb94 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#fc0000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-22ljdf9a-d410f3c18673c67e94d44159c4fdeb94 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Wenn es kein Logo gibt, wird diese Spalte einfach leer gelassen. Das Bild oben bitte l\u00f6schen.<br \/>\n(Dieser Text wird nicht dargestellt.)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1zoy85mm-37b526fa30c3755b21737070eadd8151\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-1zoy85mm-37b526fa30c3755b21737070eadd8151{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-1zoy85mm-37b526fa30c3755b21737070eadd8151{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"angaben-institutionen\"  class='flex_column av-1zoy85mm-37b526fa30c3755b21737070eadd8151 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltmsc7rk-ec4123338026211f57c1a6f1ddfe2583 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>1 Knyaz Alexander I Square<br \/>\n1000 Sofia<br \/>\nTel: +359 2 91459<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:BNBMuseum@bnbank.org\">BNBMuseum@bnbank.org<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnb.bg\/AboutUs\/AUHistory\/AUHMuseumsBNB\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.bnb.bg<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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href=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-4-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-4-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-4-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-4-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-4-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\"  data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-2545 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2545\"  src=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-4-1.jpg\" width=\"860\" height=\"450\" title='01' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-4-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-4-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-4-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01-4-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><div class='av-image-copyright av-copyright-left'><span>\u00a9 Bulgarian National Bank<\/span><\/div><\/li><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-m2aazfrm-9dcd882bb6875b47e83c85d00d9ab5c1__1  slide-2 slide-even'><a href=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-4-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-4-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-4-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-4-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02-4-1-705x369.jpg 705w\" 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itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) was established in 1879, only one year following its independence from the Ottoman Empire. Although the idea of a museum of the BNB had been discussed since the late 1920s, and after several attempts, it was not until January 1999 that a museum officially opened as part of celebrations that commemorated the Bank\u2019s 120th anniversary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1hmmbsn2-854520c0289a6911542693e993a6359b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1hmmbsn2-854520c0289a6911542693e993a6359b{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1hmmbsn2-854520c0289a6911542693e993a6359b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1bjxp0ji-057257565472f0c142ac114a64832778 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Museum\u2019s collection is located in the Bank\u2019s main building, which was completed in 1939. The permanent exhibition, covering an area of over 3,000 square feet (300 square meters), is divided into several sections. It comprises a wealth of antique and medieval coins discovered in Bulgaria and dating from the 5th century BC to the present time. The exhibition also illustrates the coinage organized by the Ministry of Finance and the BNB, and covers BNB money issuing activities from 1885 onward.<\/p>\n<p>There are specially designed table showcases in the style of the original furniture from the 1930s. The exhibition uses 14 large-size and three small-size showcases to display 2,200 coins and 220 banknotes with text in both Bulgarian and English.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fb6rgce-b16db145fe9f75f32c4d55717e0839b6\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-fb6rgce-b16db145fe9f75f32c4d55717e0839b6{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-fb6rgce-b16db145fe9f75f32c4d55717e0839b6 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-129wx7lq-22b88dee83f1fef3de35ee5f20fc1349 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Classical Antiquity<\/h2>\n<p>Three cases display about 1,000 antique coins that illustrate the intensive monetary circulation in the Balkans\u2014a crossroad between East and West. Visitors see how minting developed as the ancient Greeks colonized the Black Sea coast, trading actively with the Thracians in the hinterland. On display are the iconographic beauty of Macedon\u2019s coinage, and the diversity of coins from the Roman period.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cvxkgou-c024ccddb188dd3b24f4882f10d7a4bf\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-cvxkgou-c024ccddb188dd3b24f4882f10d7a4bf{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-cvxkgou-c024ccddb188dd3b24f4882f10d7a4bf hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltmses00-6b124c45763afcbc79b355e5b7db790f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>The Middle Ages<\/h2>\n<p>Three cases of about 1,300 items showcase the unsettled Balkan Middle Ages, when Byzantium shone and the Second Bulgarian Empire rose. Here, rulers of the First Bulgarian Empire (681-1018) did not mint their own coins but mainly used Byzantine coins. After the Battle of Markeli in 792 AD, Byzantium had to pay tribute in gold and silver coins to Bulgaria. There were imitation Byzantine coins that appeared during the reigns of Tsar Boris II (970-971) and Tsar Roman (977-991). While Bulgarian coin minting may possibly date back to the reign of Czar Petar (1186-1197), what is beyond dispute is that coins were definitely minted from the reign of Czar Ivan Asen II (1218-1241) onward.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5i9h6ym-8241e11bc035549e6adf6072592ce4f0\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-5i9h6ym-8241e11bc035549e6adf6072592ce4f0{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5i9h6ym-8241e11bc035549e6adf6072592ce4f0 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltmsfab5-866856fdb15053c3a73db1a105d1c596 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>The Modern and Contemporary Periods<\/h2>\n<p>The remainder of the nine large and three small cases comprise Turkish coins and the entire collection of Bulgarian coins. The collection also includes supplementary material such as coin and banknote designs that never entered circulation, and tools. Also included are numismatic specimens from the modern Bulgarian state covering four major political eras: the Principality (1879-1908), the Kingdom (1908-1946), the People\u2019s Republic (1946-1990), and the Republic since 1990. The displays include Bulgarian money, designs, mockups, and samples of both coins and banknotes. What makes this section of the collection unique is the Bulgarian National Bank\u2019s central role in the issuance of Bulgarian money and the management of its subsequent circulation, including its destruction when no longer legal tender.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a restored bank clerk\u2019s office from the late 1930s and a reproduction of manual minting of coins. This allows visitors to participate actively in bringing the historical process of manual minting back to life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-19cqg4hq-548d53cc89ebfca05f40a35ad393acbf\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-19cqg4hq-548d53cc89ebfca05f40a35ad393acbf{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-19cqg4hq-548d53cc89ebfca05f40a35ad393acbf hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltmsg6nj-688f60876efbd13cfc624e3565cef82a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"TextA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This text was written by Howard M. Berlin and first published in his book Numismatourist in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"TextA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">You can order his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dr-Howard-Berlin-Numismatourist-Worldwide\/dp\/B00RWU02F4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0070c0;\">numismatic guidebook at Amazon<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"TextA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numismatourist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0070c0;\">Howard M. 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