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2 Leva - Aleksandr I
| Issuer | Bulgaria |
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| Year | 1882 |
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| Value | 2 Leva |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral '2' appears prominently at the top center of the field, followed below by the Cyrillic inscription 'ЛЕВА' and the four-digit date '1882', all arranged vertically within an elaborate wreath composed of oak and wheat branches tied at the base with a ribbon. The wreath is finely detailed with naturalistic leaves and grain ears, and the entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 ЛЕВА 1882 (Translation: 2 Leva) |
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Bulgaria's first silver coinage came directly from the political settlement following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. The Treaty of Berlin created an autonomous Bulgarian principality, and Aleksandr of Battenberg was installed as its first prince in 1879 — a German aristocrat chosen partly to satisfy the competing interests of the Great Powers. The 1882 coinage was struck at the St. Petersburg Mint, a pointed acknowledgment of Russia's dominant role in the new state's formation.
Aleksandr's reign ended abruptly in 1886 when Russian-backed conspirators kidnapped him and forced his abdication. The series is consequently short-lived.