| Issuer | Bulgaria |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 10 000 Leva (10 000 BGL) |
| Currency | Third lev (1962-1999) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 112 × 62 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Kiril Gogov |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 31 December 1999 |
| Reference(s) | P#112 |
| Obverse description | A portrait of Dr. Peter Beron, a hologram stripe with the initials `БНБ` (BNB). |
| Reverse description | Sketches of Dr. Peter Beron’s scientific studies and his personal telescope. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | A rampant lion. |
| Obverse lettering | Десет Хиляди Лева
Българска Народна Банка
Петър Берон 1799-1871 (Translation: Ten Thousand Leva Bulgarian National Bank Petar Beron 1799-1871) |
| Reverse lettering | За подправка виновните се наказват
съгласно закона
Десет Хиляди Лева
Българска Народна Банка (Translation: For forgery the guilty are punished according to the law Ten Thousand Leva Bulgarian National Bank) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 1986256790 |
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