| Issuer | Bulgaria |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
| Value | 20 Leva |
| Currency | Fourth lev (1999-date) |
| Composition | Hybrid substrate |
| Size | 134 × 74 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank (Печатница на Българска народна банка), Sofia, Bulgaria (2001-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#121 |
| Obverse description | The front of the banknote features symbolic elements of the BNB: stylised elements from the BNB building, the BNB emblem, and other multi-colored background nets of appropriate structures, vignettes, rosettes, analogous to the banknotes of the first BNB issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | Двадесет Лева Българска Народна Банка (Translation: Twenty Leva Bulgarian National Bank) |
| Reverse description | The back of the banknote features a replica of the first Bulgarian banknote of BGN 20, issue 1885, the old BNB building, the sculpture image of a seated woman used for the banknotes of BGN 1 and 2, issue 1920, and the coat of arms of the Principality of Bulgaria. |
| Reverse lettering | За подправка виновните се наказват съгласно закона Двадесет Лева Българска Народна Банка (Translation: For forgery the guilty are punished according to the law Twenty Leva Bulgarian National Bank) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | A rampant lion, `БНБ` (BNB). |
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| Numisquare ID | 8012925280 |
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