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2000 Leva
| Issuer | Bulgarska Narodna Banka (Bulgarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Value | 2000 Leva |
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| Obverse lettering | БЪЛГАРСКАТА НАРОДНА БАНКА плаща предявителю въ замѣна на тоя срочен касовъ бонъ двѣ хиляди лева. Важи до тридесеть първи мартъ 1920 год. София, 25 декември 1919 година. Контрольоръ: Управитель: Касиеръ: Б. № 00000 |
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| Reverse lettering | БЪЛГАРСКАТА НАРОДНА БАНКА 2000 |
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Bulgaria's postwar financial position in 1919 was dire. The Treaty of Neuilly, signed November 1919, imposed heavy reparations on the country following its defeat as a Central Powers ally, and the Bulgarian National Bank was effectively printing its way through a sovereign debt crisis. The 2000 Leva denomination — unusually large for the period — reflects the inflationary pressure already building in the domestic economy before the reparations burden had even fully landed.
The P#26H suffix designation indicates a late signature or control variety within a long-running series, which complicates precise dating within the 1919 issue year.