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| Bulgarian Gold coin 20 Leva |
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| 20 Leva Bulgarian Gold Coin |
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Obverse: Head of Ferdinand I left. Mint and engraver´s initials (K.B./A.S.) below.
Translated (translated): "Ferdinand I. Prince of Bulgaria"
Reverse: Crowned Bulgarian coat of arms splitting denomination (20 Leva). Date (*1894*) below.
Legend (translated): "Principality of Bulgaria"
Engraver: Anton Scharff (A.S.)., Mint Place: Kremnitz (Hungary)., Mintage: 100,000 pcs.
Reference: KM-20, Friedberg 3.
Diameter: 21 mm., Weight: 6.41 gram of Gold (.900)
The lev was introduced as Bulgaria's currency in 1881 with a value equal to the French franc. The gold standard was suspended between 1899 and 1906 before being suspended again in 1912. Until 1916, Bulgaria's silver and gold coins were issued to the same specifications as those of the Latin Monetary Union. Banknotes were issued until 1928 were backed by gold ("leva zlato" or "zlatni", "лева злато" or "златни") or silver ("leva srebro" or "srebarni", "лева сребро" or "сребърни"). ISO 4217 codes have been assigned to the lev overall (BGO) and the gold lev (BGZ) and silver lev (BGS).
Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria (February 26, 1861 - September 10, 1948), born Prince Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was the Knjaz (Prince Regnant) and later Tsar of Bulgaria as well as an author, botanist, entomologist and philatelist.
The Principality of Bulgaria was a de facto independent vassal of the Ottoman Empire established by the Treaty of Berlin in 1878.