Fifty Stotinki 1981, Coin from Bulgaria - detailed information

Fifty Stotinki 1981, Coin from Bulgaria (demonetised 1990)
CoinFifty Stotinki 1981

MintBulgarian Mint Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage unknown
Obverse

At centre inside a ring the Coat of Arms of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (the second version: two ribbons under gear wheel at lion's feet, one with date 681 - foundation of Bulgaria, the other one 1944 - year of the communist revolution).

In 1981 only, the legend was changed to ХИЛЯДА И ТРИСТА ГОДИНИ БЪЛГАРИЯ (Хиляда и триста години България - Hilyada i trista godini Bulgaria, meaning One thousand and three hundred years [since the foundation of] Bulgaria), from the regular НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ (Народна Република България - Narodna Republika Bulgaria, People's Republic of Bulgaria).
Obverse Inscription ХИЛЯДА И ТРИСТА ГОДИНИ БЪЛГАРИЯ
Reverse

Denomination 50 СТОТИНКИ (50 Стотинки - 50 Stotinki) above the date 1981, flanked by stems of wheat.
Reverse Inscription 50 СТОТИНКИ 1981
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
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Fifty Stotinki 1981: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Bulgarian National Bank, Catalogue of Bulgarian Coins 2004 Mint
All (9) coins of type: Fifty Stotinki (Third Lev)
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
Fifty Stotinki 1962 unknown НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ
Fifty Stotinki 1974 unknown НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ
Fifty Stotinki 1977 2,000,000 УНИВЕРСИАДА СОФИЯ 1977
Fifty Stotinki 1979 (Proof only) 2,000 НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ
Fifty Stotinki 1980 (Proof only) 2,000 НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ
Fifty Stotinki 1981 unknown ХИЛЯДА И ТРИСТА ГОДИНИ БЪЛГАРИЯ
Fifty Stotinki 1988 unknown НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ
Fifty Stotinki 1989 unknown НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ
Fifty Stotinki 1990 unknown НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ
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Fifty Stotinki 1981: Details
CountryBulgaria
CurrencyLev
PeriodThird Lev (1962 - 1999)
Coin TypeFifty Stotinki (Third Lev, Regular)
Issued1981
Face Value50 (x Stotinka)
Total Mintageunknown
CurrentNo; demonetised 1990
MaterialCuproNickel
Designer(unknown)
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
Size23.0000 mm
Thickness1.4000 mm
Mass4.0000 g
OCC IDWLGV-BOLD-CGBJ-OMPX
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Fifty Stotinki 1981: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsBulgaria KM# 116