What is the official currency of Bulgaria?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Bulgarian Lev (BGN)
- Step 1: The Bulgarian Lev (meaning 'lion' in archaic Bulgarian) was introduced in 1881 following the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire.
- Step 2: Since 1997, the lev has been pegged under a currency board, first to the Deutsche Mark and later to the Euro at 1.95583 BGN per EUR.
Answer
Bulgarian Lev (BGN)
Why not the others: 'Romanian Leu' is the currency of Romania; 'Serbian Dinar' is the currency of Serbia; 'Macedonian Denar' is the currency of North Macedonia.
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