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100 Leva Exarch Anthim I
| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | A detailed portrait effigy of Exarch Anthim I occupies the central field, rendered in high relief. The Cyrillic inscription 'ЕКЗАРХ АНТИМ I' (Exarch Anthim I) arcs above the portrait along the upper legend. The birth year '1816' and death year '1888' are inscribed to the right of the effigy, flanking the figure vertically. |
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Anthim I served as the first Exarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church following its restoration in 1872 — the culmination of a decades-long struggle to break free from the Greek Patriarchate of Constantinople. His tenure was short. After Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman rule in 1878, he became the country's first prime minister, then was forcibly expelled to Anatolia by the Ottomans in 1879, where he died under house arrest in 1888.
The 2016 issue is part of the Bulgarian National Bank's ongoing commemorative series honoring figures central to the Bulgarian National Revival.