Country:

Bulgaria

Series:

1908~1918 - 1st Tsar Ferdinand I (3rd Empire)

Catalog codes:

Colnect codes BG-000035
World Coins km26a

Variants:

2

Themes:

Crowns and Coronets | Geometric Shapes | Seals (Emblems) | Stars | Wreaths

Issued on:

1917

Last issue date:

1917

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Mint of Kremnitz, Austria-Hungary (B, K, K-B)

Composition:

Zinc

Edge:

Plain/smooth

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Dotted circle. Both sides

Weight:

3.9 grams

Diameter:

21 mm

Thickness:

1.9 mm

Face value:

20 ст - Bulgarian stotinka

Known mintage:

40,000,000

Composition Details:

~ 98% zinc

Score:

45% Accuracy: Very High

Description:

Front: (value) 20 / СТОТИНКИ (stotinki, cents)
above (small year) 1917
designer: Nikolaj Formás
legend: none, wreath of flowers, plants and grain
Back: Crowned escutcheon (small arms, 1886-1927)
inside circle
legend: (above, state name) БЪΛГАРИЯ
(transliteration: Bǎlgariya, translated: Bulgaria)
(up-left/right, spacers/6 pointed stars)✶(pointed outwards)
(motto) СЪЕДИНЕНИЕТО ПРАВИ СИЛАТА
(translated: Unity Makes Strength)

Edge: P - plain, type: П