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20 Leva Zlato

Emittent Българска Народна Банка (Bulgarian National Bank)
Jahr 1904
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Referenz(en) P#9
Vorderseitenbeschreibung The Bulgarian royal coat of arms is centered at the top, flanked by elaborate floral and geometric guilloche scrollwork filling the note's borders and corners, printed in blue and pink tones on a light ground. The issuing bank name and denomination legend appear in bold Cyrillic lettering across the center, with the numeral 20 in large figures to the left and right within the guilloche underprint. Two manuscript signatures of the Governor (Управитель) and Cashier (Касиер) appear beneath the central text, with a serial number block printed in blue at upper right and lower left.
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Unterschrift(en) black - Karadjov & Urumov single letter serial # prefix
black - Boev & Urumov single letter serial # prefix
black - Chakalov & Urumov single letter serial # prefix
black - Chakalov & Gikov single letter serial # prefix
black - Chakalov & Gikov double letter serial # prefix
blue - Chakalov & Gikov double letter serial # prefix
blue - Chakalov & Venkov single letter serial # prefix
blue - Chakalov & Venkov double letter serial # prefix
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Anmerkungen

Bulgaria contracted the Russian Imperial state printing works in Saint Petersburg for this series — a logical choice given the political alignment following the Russo-Turkish War, but also a practical one, since Goznak's intaglio capabilities far exceeded anything available domestically at the time. The "Zlato" designation indicated gold-backing, a claim Bulgaria could credibly make while the Lev remained pegged to the Latin Monetary Union standard.

The sheer number of documented signature combinations — eight across two ink colors and two serial prefix formats — points to an exceptionally long active life in circulation, stretching well past the Balkan Wars of 1912–13. The shift from black to blue ink on later printings was a security measure introduced mid-run, not a separate issue.