| Issuer | Bulgaria |
| Year | 1940 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 1000 Leva |
| Currency | First lev (1881-1952) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 184 × 92 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bundesdruckerei (Reichsdruckerei), Berlin, Germany (1879-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#59 |
| Obverse description | The coat of arms on the left, the portrait of Tsar Boris III in a military uniform on the right, the figure `1000` in a rosette in the middle |
| Reverse description | A ploughman in the middle |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | A filigree visible in the white margin |
| Obverse lettering | Хиляда Лева
Българската Народна Банка
Плаща Предявителю
София 1940 (Translation: One Thousand Leva The Bulgarian National Bank Pays the Bearer Sofia 1940) |
| Reverse lettering | Хиляда Лева
Banque Nationale de Bulgarie
За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ съгласно чл. 183 и 191 отѣ
наказателния законъ (Translation: One Thousand Leva Banque Nationale de Bulgarie For forgery the guilty are punished according Art. 183 and 191 of the criminal law) |
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| Catalog ID | 7996440040 |
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