The Croatian National Bank (CNB) welcomes Bulgaria as the latest, 21st member of the Eurosystem, as of 1 January 2026.
In the context of the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria, the Croatian National Bank will exchange the Bulgarian lev (BGN) for euro from 2 January to 2 March 2026 at the fixed conversion exchange rate of BGN 1.95583 = 1 euro.
The exchange will be free of charge. No exchange will be possible for coins and banknotes that do no longer have a status of the legal tender.
For a list of banknotes that may be exchanged, please see Banknotes of the Bulgarian lev that may be exchanged.
The maximum amount that may be exchanged is set at BGN 2 000 per person and transaction per day and the exchange may be carried out at CNB’s cash desk in Zagreb, Jurišićeva 17, from 8:30 to 15:30, Monday to Friday.
The CNB reserves the right to require a proof of origin for banknote exchange transactions so you are kindly requested to have adequate documents on you.
For more detailed information on the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria, see Bulgaria joins the euro area.