Bulgaria.

Here's a 5 Leva from Alexander I, 1884

 

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And a 100-Leva from Boris III, 1937

 

Ferdinand I as the Tsar (1908-1918).
10 stotinkas 1917, zinc, weight - 4 g., size - 19 mm, thickness - 1,5 mm., mintage - 59100000 pcs.

 

Tsar Boris III (1918-1943).
50 leva 1934, silver .500, weight - 10 g., size - 27 mm, mintage - 3000958 pcs. Engraver: Percival Metcalf. The single release only.

 

Ferdinand I as the Tsar (1908-1918).
5 stotinkas 1913, copper-nickel, weight - 3 g., size - 17 mm, thickness - 1,5 mm., mintage - 20000000 pcs. Viena Mint (Austria).

 

I got it today for $18.
Prince Alexander I (1879-1886).
50 stotinkas 1883, silver .835, weight - 2,5 g., size - 18 mm, mintage - 3000000 pcs. Engraver: Nikolaj Formas. Minted in St. Petersburg, Russia. Single release only.

 

Peoples Republic of Bulgaria.
1 stotinka 1951, bronze alloy (brass), weight - 1 g., size - 15 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Leningrad (USSR) and Sofia (Bulgaria). Single release only.

 

1 stotinka 1962, bronze alloy (brass), weight - 1 g., size - 15 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Sofia (Bulgaria). Such coins were released at 1962 and 1970. Type: "9/11/1944 on ribbon".

 

1 stotinka 1974, bronze alloy (brass), weight - 1 g., size - 15 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Sofia (Bulgaria). Such coins were released at 1974, 1979-81 and 1988-90. Type: "Two dates on ribbon: "681-1944".

 

2 stotinkas 1962, bronze alloy (brass), weight - 2 g., size - 18 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Sofia (Bulgaria). Single release only. Type: "9/11/1944 on ribbon".

 

2 stotinkas 1974, bronze alloy (brass), weight - 2 g., size - 18 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Sofia (Bulgaria). Such coins were released at 1974, 1979-81 and 1988-90. Type: "Two dates on ribbon: "681-1944".

 

3 stotinkas 1951, bronze alloy (brass), weight - 2,4 g., size - 19 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Leningrad (USSR) and Sofia (Bulgaria). Single release only.

 

5 stotinkas 1951, bronze alloy (brass), weight - 3,1 g., size - 22 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Leningrad (USSR) and Sofia (Bulgaria). Single release only.

 

5 stotinkas 1962, bronze alloy (brass), weight - 3 g., size - 22 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Sofia (Bulgaria). Single release only. Type: "9/11/1944 on ribbon"

 

5 stotinkas 1974, bronze alloy (brass), weight - 3 g., size - 22 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Sofia (Bulgaria). Such coins were released at 1974, 1979-80 and 1988-90. Type: "Two dates on ribbon: "681-1944".

 

Here is my 1885 5 Leva , bit worn still nice.

 

As for the stotinka coins from the 50s and 60s, the primary difference seems to be the style of the ear(s). I like the single and less abstract ear better, maybe only because it "breaks" the symmetrical design.

 

10 stotinkas 1951, copper-nickel, weight - 1,8 g., size - 17 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Leningrad (USSR) and Sofia (Bulgaria). Single release only.

 

10 stotinkas 1974, copper-nickel, weight - 1,6 g., size - 17 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Sofia (Bulgaria). Such coins were released at 1974, 1979-80 and 1988-90. Type: "Two dates on arms: "681-1944".

 

20 stotinkas 1952, copper-nickel, weight - 3 g., size - 21 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Sofia (Bulgaria). Price in Krause (F-VF-XF-Unc: $1-$2,5-$7,5-$20).

20 stotinkas 1954, copper-nickel, weight - 3 g., size - 21 mm, mintage - unknown. Minted in Sofia (Bulgaria). Price in Krause (F-VF-XF-Unc: $0,1-$o,25-$0,75-$1,5).

But I don't know why the prices so differ.