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| 正面描述 | Bare-headed, bearded bust of Prince Ferdinand I facing left, rendered in high relief with finely engraved hair and a short goatee beard. The Cyrillic legend arcs around the upper periphery, with the engraver's initials 'A.S.' (Anton Scharff) incuse below the truncation and the mint mark 'К.Б.' (Kremnica) at the bottom of the field. The coin is bordered by a continuous raised bead rim. |
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| 背面描述 | Central device comprising the Bulgarian state coat of arms: a crowned shield bearing a rampant lion on a plain field, flanked by decorative scrolled supports, surmounted by a princely crown. The denomination '20' appears to the left of the shield and 'ЛЕВА' to the right. The Cyrillic legend 'КНЯЖЕСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ' (Principality of Bulgaria) curves along the upper periphery, while the date '1894' is inscribed in the lower exergue, flanked by small star ornaments. The whole design is enclosed within a continuous raised bead rim. |
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Bulgaria's first gold coinage was authorized following the country's formal declaration of independence from Ottoman suzerainty — but this 1894 issue predates that declaration by fourteen years, struck instead under the Principality of Bulgaria when Ferdinand I was still nominally a vassal of the Sultan. The political motive was explicit: issuing gold coinage was an assertion of fiscal credibility aimed at European banking houses, particularly in Vienna and Paris, from whom Bulgaria was actively seeking loan capital.
The specification aligns precisely with the Latin Monetary Union standard, which Bulgaria never formally joined.