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5 Stotinki magnetic
| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 2000-2002 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Bulgaria's shift to steel-plated coinage around 2000 followed years of catastrophic monetary instability — the 1996–97 hyperinflation had effectively destroyed public confidence in the lev, prompting a currency board arrangement pegged to the Deutschmark and, later, the euro. The magnetic bronze-plated steel composition replaced the earlier brass version as a straightforward cost-reduction measure during post-crisis fiscal tightening.
The dual Monev references likely reflect the distinction between 2000 and the 2002 issue, the latter struck specifically ahead of Bulgaria's euro-peg transition calculations.