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10 Leva Srebro
| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 1903 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Десетъ Лева Срѣбро Българската Народна Банка Плаща Прѣдѫвителю въ замѣна на таѫ банкнота (Translation: Ten Leva Silver The Bulgarian National Bank Pays the Bearer for exchange of this banknote) |
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| Reverse lettering | Десетъ Лева За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ съгласно §§ 183 и 191 отъ наказ. законъ. (Translation: Ten Leva For forgery the guilty are punished according Art. 183 and 191 of the criminal law) |
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Bulgaria's early banknote production was handled entirely by the Russian state printing works in Saint Petersburg — a practical consequence of the country's post-liberation dependence on Russian institutional support. This 10 Leva Srebro note was redeemable in silver, a commitment the Bulgarian National Bank was legally obligated to maintain under the 1899 currency law that pegged the lev to the Latin Monetary Union standard.
The design team was unusually documented for the period. Kirkov was a Bulgarian contributor brought into a predominantly Russian production process — rare for Goznak commissions, which typically used in-house talent exclusively.