One Lev 1894, Coin from Bulgaria - detailed information

One Lev 1894, Coin from Bulgaria (demonetised 1952)
CoinOne Lev 1894

The edge of the coin carries the inscription "БОЖЕ ПАЗИ БЪЛГАРИЯ" - God Save Bulgaria.

MintKremnitz Mint Mint MarkК.Б. Total Mintage1,000,013 (1.0 million)
Obverse

Effigy of Prince Ferdinand I facing left (by Аnton Scharff), artist's initials A.S under the truncation of the neck. Around, ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I. БЪЛГАРСКИЙ КНЯЗЪ.

Below, К.Б. - Cyrillic script version of the K.B. mint mark of the Kremnitz Mint (from Hungarian Körmöcz-Bánya or German Kremnitz-Bergstadt).
Obverse Inscription ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I. БЪЛГАРСКИЙ КНЯЗЪ
Reverse

Denomination and date 1 ЛЕВЪ 1894 (1 LEV 1894) within wreath.
Reverse Inscription 1 ЛЕВЪ 1894
EdgeInscribedEdge InscriptionБОЖЕ ПАЗИ БЪЛГАРИЯ
Notes

Krause has the wrong description and image, shows those for the 1882 coin.

One Lev 1894: Known varieties
Variety Proof
Mintage Issued: unknown
One Lev 1894: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Bulgarian National Bank, Catalogue of Bulgarian Coins 2004 Mint
Bulgarian National Bank, Catalogue of Bulgarian Coins 2004 Mintage
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins 8th Edition, 2015 Varieties Proof
Bulgarian National Bank, Catalogue of Bulgarian Coins 2014 Design
All (10) coins of type: One Lev (First Lev)
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
One Lev 1882 4,500,015 БЪЛГАРИЯ СЪЕДИНЕНИЕ-ТО ПРАВИ СИЛА-ТА
One Lev 1891 4,000,000 Prince Ferdinand I of Bulgaria ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I. КНЯЗЪ БЪЛГАРСКИЙ
One Lev 1894 1,000,013 Prince Ferdinand I of Bulgaria ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I. БЪЛГАРСКИЙ КНЯЗЪ
One Lev 1910 3,000,000 Tsar Ferdinand I - Portrait by Schwartz ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТѢ
One Lev 1912 2,000,000 Tsar Ferdinand I - Portrait by Marschall ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТѢ
One Lev 1913 3,500,000 Tsar Ferdinand I - Portrait by Marschall ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТѢ
One Lev 1916 4,568,696 Tsar Ferdinand I - Portrait by Marschall ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТѢ
One Lev 1923 40,000,000 БѪЛГАРИЯ СѪЕДИНЕНИЕТО ПРАВИ СИЛАТА
One Lev 1925 69,982,289 БЪЛГАРИЯ СЪЕДИНЕНИЕТО ПРАВИ СИЛАТА
One Lev 1941 10,000,000 БЪЛГАРИЯ СЪЕДИНЕНИЕТО ПРАВИ СИЛАТА
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One Lev 1894: Details
CountryBulgaria
CurrencyLev
PeriodFirst Lev (1881 - 1952)
Coin TypeOne Lev (Silver)
Issued1894
MonarchКняз Фердинанд I (Prince Ferdinand I)
EffigyPortrait by Аnton Scharff
Face Value1 (x Lev)
Total Mintage1,000,013 (1.0 million)
CurrentNo; demonetised 1952
Material0.835 Silver
DesignerNikolaj Formás
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationCoin Alignment (Axis 6)
Size23.0000 mm
Mass5.0000 g
OCC IDZQRA-POBN-CVMN-OYJD
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One Lev 1894: Photos
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Bulgaria, Ferdinand I (1887-1908): Lev 1894KB
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Bulgaria, Ferdinand I (1887-1908): Lev 1894KB
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One Lev 1894: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsBulgaria KM# 16
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