Bulgarian Lev to Turkish Lira

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 Turkish lira (symbols: ₤, TL, codes: TRY and 949) is the national currency of Turkey, was introduced in 1923. The new money replaced the Ottoman liras after the monetary reform carried out by Ataturk. The lira is subdivided into 100 kurushas.

After the denomination in 2005 the New Turkish Lira is equal to 1 million Old LIra. The bills depict historians, architects, writers, musicians, and other famous historical figures, as well as monuments of architecture of different epochs.