BGN — old/historic currency, replaced by EUR

For BGN, item title is Bulgarian Lev; status is old/historic currency; successor is EUR; shutdown date is 01.01.2026, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05; source re-checked 2026-09-30.

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What the source says

The Council of the European Union formally approved the accession of Bulgaria to the euro area on 1 January 2026. The exchange rate is fixed at EUR 1 = BGN 1.95583 Bulgarian Lev (BGN) and Euro (EUR) will be used during the parallel circulation period from 01.01.2026 to 31.01.2026 inclusive. The period of mandatory dual price display lasts from 08.08.2025 to 08.08.2026. As of 01.01.2026, Bulgarian Lev should be listed as the old/historic currency of Bulgaria.

— six-group.com, retrieved 2026-08-05

Source

• six-group.comhttps://www.six-group.com/en/products-services/financial-information/market-reference-data/data-standards.html

Last verified against source: 2026-09-30. Due for re-check by 2027-03-29. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.