Bulgaria 1962 5 stotinki

from the Stonecat Collection

The Kingdom of Bulgaria arose after the weakening of the Ottoman Empire and survived until World War II. The king at this time, Boris III, chose the Axis side and was deposed by the Communists in 1943 as the Soviet army approached. All coinage post-WWII was for the People's Republic, up to the collapse of the Communist regime in 1989. The coin shown is a brass five stotinki and much like other Warsaw Pact minors, tends to tarnish rapidly.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 2.86 g, brass, 22 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 61.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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