Bulgarian Lev to Israeli Shekel

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 Israeli New Shekel, also known as simply the Israeli Shekel (symbol: ₪ codes: ILS and 376) is the currency of Israel. It was introduced in 1985, replacing the old shekel that had existed since the formation of the country. It is I circulation throughout the State of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority.

One shekel equals 100 agos. The modern Israeli currency is freely convertible, listed as CLS. The symbol, which depicts currency, is built of the two Hebrew letters - “shin” and “het”, and reads "shah.".