stotinka

American

[staw-ting-kah] / stɔˈtɪŋ kɑ /

noun

plural

stotinki

a minor coin of Bulgaria, one 100th of a lev.

stotinka British

/ stɒˈtɪŋkə /

noun

a monetary unit of Bulgaria, worth one hundredth of a lev

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Etymology

Origin of stotinka

First recorded in 1890–95; from Bulgarian stotínka “(one) hundredth,” derivative of sto hundred ( def. )

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In 1913 the pictorial set up to the 25 stotinki, was issued with an overprint in Sclavonic characters signifying "War of Liberty" to mark the successes against the Turks.

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