лв

Bulgarian Lev

лв · Currency Symbol · Code: BGN · Unicode: U+043B 0432

Technical Information

Unicode Code

U+043B 0432

HTML Code

лв

CSS Code

\043B\0432

Decimal Code

1083

How to Use

HTML:

                &#1083;&#1074;            

CSS:

                \043B\0432            

JavaScript:

                String.fromCodePoint(0x043B 0432)

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Description

The official currency of Bulgaria. The symbol "лв" means "lev" in Bulgarian. The name comes from the Bulgarian word "лев" (lev, levon), meaning "lion".

History

The modern lev was introduced in 1999 after redenomination (1 new lev = 1000 old leva). Bulgaria plans to adopt the euro but no date is set.