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10 Stotinki - Ferdinand I
| Issuer | Bulgaria |
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| Year | 1888 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | СЪЕДИНЕНИЕТО ПРАВИ СИЛАТА * БЪЛГАРИЯ * (Translation: Unity Makes Strength Bulgaria) |
| Reverse description | The large numeral '10' appears prominently at the top of the central field, with the Cyrillic denomination СТОТИНКИ (Stotinki) inscribed directly below, and the date 1888 beneath that. The central inscription is framed by a wreath composed of oak and laurel branches on the left and a wheat ear on the right, tied at the base with roses and floral sprays. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border running along the coin's periphery. |
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Bulgaria issued its first coinage as a principality in 1881, but the 1888 series marked a significant administrative shift — these were the first coins struck under Ferdinand I, who had assumed the throne the previous year following the forced abdication of Alexander I of Battenberg and a protracted constitutional crisis that left the country without a recognized ruler for nearly a year. The great powers, particularly Russia, refused to recognize Ferdinand's legitimacy for over a decade.
The coins were struck at the Kremnica Mint in Slovakia, then part of Austria-Hungary, as Bulgaria had no domestic minting facility.