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10 Stotinki - Ferdinand I Piedfort
| Issuer | Bulgaria |
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| Year | 1888 |
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| Value | 10 Stotinki (0.10) |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '10' is prominently displayed at the top of the central field, below which the denomination СТОТИНКИ is inscribed in Cyrillic, followed by the date 1888. The entire denomination and date are enclosed within an open laurel and oak wreath tied at the base, with the wreath heads meeting at the top. A beaded border runs along the coin's outer edge. |
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Piedforts — coins struck at double or triple the normal planchet thickness — were produced almost exclusively for official presentation purposes, never entering circulation. Bulgaria's early piedfort issues from 1888 coincide with the country's first years of full coinage sovereignty following the 1878 liberation from Ottoman rule, when the newly established state was building its monetary infrastructure essentially from scratch under Prince Ferdinand I, who had only taken the throne in 1887 after the forced abdication of Alexander of Battenberg.
KM#P2 is among the earliest Bulgarian piedfort records, making surviving examples exceptionally rare. Most known specimens trace back to official mint archives or diplomatic presentations.