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10 Stotinki
| Issuer | Balkantourist (ДСО Турист) |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in pale orange on unadorned paper, with a large central underprint vignette of the Balkantourist circular emblem showing a map of Bulgaria surmounted by a five-pointed star, all within a fine cross-hatched guilloche background field. The design is minimal with no additional text. |
| Reverse lettering | BALKAN TOURISTE |
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Balkantourist was the Bulgarian state tourism monopoly, and these small-denomination coupons were issued specifically for use by foreign visitors in designated hard-currency shops and facilities — insulating those transactions from the regular lev economy. The 10 stotinki value is the lowest in the 1966 Balkantourist series, intended for small purchases and change-making within the coupon system.
Printed locally in Sofia, which was unusual for Eastern Bloc tourist scrip — many comparable issues from neighbouring countries went to Western printers to discourage counterfeiting. Bulgarian state printing facilities handled this one entirely in-house.