Bulgarian Lev to Colombian Peso

The Bulgarian lev (international symbol: BNG, code: 975) is the national currency of Bulgaria. The lev is divided into 100 stotinki. Since 2002 the lev has been pegged to the euro at an exchange rate of 1.

95 lev for 1 euro. Bulgaria has not become part of the Eurozone so far and a complete transition to the European single currency has not yet taken place. The image of a lion on Bulgarian currency appeared in the 13th century. The first currency, called the “lion,” emerged in Bulgaria in 1879 and was in circulation in the country until 1952. The contemporary version appeared in 1999 after redenomination at a rate of 1000: 1.

The Colombian peso (sign COL$, code COP) is the currency of Colombia, it is official only on the territory of the issuer country. Peso can be subdivided into centavos. One COP equals 100 centavos.

The currency has officially appeared in 1886, taking the place of the old Colombian real. Today, only those notes that were issued after 1995 are used in circulation. The notes have important Colombian figures represented on them. Among them, there is an artist Débora Arango, a poet José Silva, and one of the ex-presidents – Carlos Lleras Restrepo.