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Bulgaria. Commemorative Medal for the 100th Anniversary of Bulgaria’s Liberation from the Ottoman Empire (1878–1978)
The Commemorative Medal for the 100th Anniversary of Bulgaria’s Liberation from the Ottoman Empire (Медал „100 години от освобождението на България от османско робство“) was issued in 1978 by the People’s Republic of Bulgaria to mark the centenary of liberation from Ottoman rule, associated with the events of 1878. The principal commemorative date is 3 March, the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of San Stefano.
The obverse bears the year 1878. The reverse carries the Bulgarian inscription „100 ГОДИНИ ОТ ОСВОБОЖДЕНИЕТО НА БЪЛГАРИЯ ОТ ОСМАНСКО РОБСТВО“ (“100 Years Since the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman Rule”), together with the dates 3.III.1878 – 3.III.1978. The medal was designed by Marko Markov and Valentin Starchev and struck at the State Mint in Sofia.
Bulgarian Commemorative Medal for the 100th Anniversary of Liberation from Ottoman Rule, original to socialist Bulgaria.
