One Hundred Leva 1912, Coin from Bulgaria - detailed information
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The Lev (Bulgarian: лев, plural: лева, левове / leva, levove) is the currency of Bulgaria. In archaic Bulgarian the word "lev" meant "lion", a word which in the modern language became lăv (in Bulgarian: лъв). The lev is divided in 100 stotinki (стотинки, singular: stotinka, стотинка). 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 and 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. Thus, a One Hundred Leva coin was a very high-value coin at the time, so not many of them were issued. The 1912 coins were struck in Austria-Hungary, as part of a two-coin issue also including a gold 20 Leva, to mark the country's declaration of independence four years earlier. Bulgaria was a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire until it declared independence on 22nd September 1908. Before that, the monarch was styled "Prince" on the coinage. In 1912, the legend was changed to "Tsar" (King) for the first time, and the name of the country to Kingdom of Bulgaria, as opposed to Principality of Bulgaria earlier. In the 1960s, the Bulgarian National Bank commissioned official restrikes of the coin, which were only distributed many years later. | |||||||||
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| Variety | Proof | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| Variety | Restrike (Bulgarian Mint) | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 1,000 | |
| Details | Official restrikes were produced in 1967-1968 and released prior to 2002. These are distinguished by the thicker and more widely spaced edge legends, and by greater relief in the shield on the reverse. The obverse is slightly concave. | |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Bulgarian National Bank, Catalogue of Bulgarian Coins | 2004 | Mint | ||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mint | Restrike mint | ||
| Bulgarian National Bank, Catalogue of Bulgarian Coins | 2004 | Mintage | ||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | Restrike mintage | ||
| Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Varieties | Proof, Restrike | ||
| Bulgarian National Bank, Catalogue of Bulgarian Coins | 2014 | Design |
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| Royal Mint |
| Country | Bulgaria |
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| Currency | Lev |
| Period | First Lev (1881 - 1952) |
| Coin Type | One Hundred Leva (Gold) |
| Issued | 1912 |
| Monarch | Цар Фердинанд I (Tsar Ferdinand I) |
| Effigy | Portrait by Rudolf Marschall |
| Reverse | Coat of Arms of Bulgaria, 1879 |
| Face Value | 100 (x Lev) |
| Total Mintage | 5,000 |
| Current | No; demonetised 1952 |
| Material | 0.900 Gold |
| Designer | Rudolf Marschall |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin Alignment (Axis 6) |
| Size | 35.0000 mm |
| Mass | 32.2600 g |
| OCC ID | YMXK-DEKQ-CYYV-EWQJ |
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| Source | Reference ID |
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| Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Bulgaria 5 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Bulgaria KM# 34 |