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10 Stotinki - Ferdinand I
| Issuer | Bulgaria |
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| Year | 1888 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Bulgarian state coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a rampant lion on a shield surmounted by a large royal crown. The arms are rendered in high relief within a plain inner circle, itself bordered by a continuous beaded rim. The Cyrillic legend СЪЕДИНЕНИЕТО ПРАВИ СИЛАТА (Unity Makes Strength) curves along the upper periphery, while БЪЛГАРИЯ (Bulgaria) is inscribed along the lower arc, flanked by small five-pointed stars. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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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.