The Bulgarian lion is the monetary unit of Bulgaria, consisting of 100 stotinki. Code ISO 4217 - BGN, local designation - lion. Since 2002, to maintain the exchange rate of the national currency, Bulgaria uses the Currency Council regime, in which the rate of the Bulgarian leva is pegged to EUR and is 1, 95583 leva for 1 EUR. Before the introduction of EUR, the rate of the Bulgarian leva was tied to the German mark - with the introduction of a single European currency, the Bulgarian People's Bank simply accepted the EUR, tied to the same rate as the brand. The Bulgarian lev's rate against the US dollar is 70 cents, against the Russian currency - 24 rubles 20 cents.

No, the official currency of Bulgaria is the Bulgarian lion. In connection with Bulgaria's accession to the European Union, from January 1, 2007, the government planned to introduce EUR in 2010. In 2010, EUR did not enter, and experts suggest that this can happen no earlier than 2012/2013.