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20 Stotinki - Ferdinand I Pattern
| Issuer | Principality of Bulgaria |
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| Year | 1888 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Bulgarian state coat of arms: a shield charged with a rampant lion on a vertically lined background, surmounted by a large royal crown with cross finial and detailed jewelled band. The legend СЪЕДИНЕНИЕТО ПРАВИ СИЛАТА curves along the upper periphery, while БЪЛГАРИЯ appears along the lower periphery, both separated by a pair of five-pointed stars at either side. The design is bordered by a continuous inner ring of beading set within a raised rim. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Bulgaria's 1888 coinage program was Ferdinand I's first serious attempt to establish a functioning monetary infrastructure after the Great Powers recognized his disputed accession the previous year. These pattern issues were struck in multiple compositions as the new administration evaluated practical options for a circulating subsidiary coinage, copper-nickel being one of several candidates tested that year. The production series ultimately adopted for the 20 stotinki differed in composition.
KM#Pn10 is among the rarer survivors of that evaluation process — patterns of this type rarely left official hands.