Catalog
1000 Leva
| Issuer | Bulgarska Narodna Banka (Bulgarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Value | 1000 Leva |
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| Obverse lettering | БЪЛГАРСКАТА НАРОДНА БАНКА плаща предявителю в замѣна на тоя срочен касов бон хиляда лева. Важи до тридесет първи март 1920 год. Контрольор: Управител: Касиер: София, декември 1919 година В. № 01297 |
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| Protection description | Circular official stamp of the Bulgarska Narodna Banka applied to the reverse; additional ink seals present on the reverse surface. |
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Bulgaria emerged from World War One on the losing side, stripped of territory by the 1919 Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine and burdened with a reparations bill of 2.25 billion gold francs. The 1000 Leva note appeared in this climate of fiscal collapse, when the state was printing heavily to cover debts it had no other means to service. Inflation through the early 1920s was severe enough to render even high-denomination notes functionally modest within a few years of issue.
The suffix letter G in the Pick reference indicates this is one of several signature or stamp varieties within the series — catalogued distinctions that matter considerably to valuation but are easily overlooked without close comparison against a reference set.