| Issuer | Bulgaria |
| Year | 1994-1997 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 1000 Leva (1000 BGL) |
| Currency | Third lev (1962-1999) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 149 × 74 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#105 |
| Obverse description | On the left we see the portrait of Vasil Levski (1837-1873) who is considered to be a national hero of Bulgaria. Vasil Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. We see one of his legendary quotes written besides his portrait in Bulgarian: `If I shall win, I shall win for the entire people. If I shall lose, I shall lose only myself` signed Vasil Levski. To the right we see a litography named `Liberated Bulgaria` from the Bulgarian artist Georgi Danchov. |
| Reverse description | On the back we see the the monument of Vasil Levski which can be found in the center of Sofia. To the right we see an image of a gun, a knife and a Christian cross on top of a book. These were part of the initiation ritual of the Internal Revolutionary Organisation (IRO) which was established by Vasil Levski. Individuals obtained IRO membership in secrecy: the initiation ritual involved a formal oath of allegiance over the Gospel or a Christian cross, a gun and a knife. The lettering we see is a written oath of Vasil Levski after the general meeting in Bucharest on 16 June 1872, which authorizes him to do his work in the entire country. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | A portrait of Vasil Levski. |
| Obverse lettering | Хиляда Лева
Българска Народна Банка
Васил Левски 1837-1873 (Translation: One Thousand Leva Bulgarian National Bank Vasil Levski 1837-1873) |
| Reverse lettering | Хиляда Лева
Българска Народна Банка
За подправка виновните се наказват съгласно закона (Translation: One Thousand Leva Bulgarian National Bank For forgery the guilty are punished according to the law) |
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| Catalog ID | 4676641260 |
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