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10 000 Leva 120 Years of Bulgaria's Liberation
| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Bulgarian state coat of arms at center, depicting a crowned lion rampant on a shield supported by two rampant lions, with crossed oak branches in the lower field and a ribbon bearing the motto СЪЕДИНЕНИЕТО ПРАВИ СИЛАТА (Unity Makes Strength). The Cyrillic legend РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ curves along the upper periphery, flanked by small five-pointed stars, while the denomination 10000 ЛЕВА and the date 1998 are inscribed in large characters along the lower field. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman rule came in 1878 following the Russo-Turkish War, a conflict that ended five centuries of Ottoman administration over Bulgarian territories. The 120th anniversary fell in 1998, a particularly turbulent moment for the country — Bulgaria had just emerged from a catastrophic hyperinflationary crisis in 1996–97 that wiped out bank savings and briefly required a currency board arrangement to stabilize the lev, making a commemorative issue in that metal at that denomination something of a pointed choice.