5 Leva Zlato

Issuer	Bulgarian National Bank
Year	1890
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Shape	Rectangular
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Obverse description	The Bulgarian national coat of arms appears in an oval vignette on the left, framed by an elaborate guilloche border with rosette ornaments at the corners and numeral 5 repeated in circular medallions. The central text panel carries the bank name at top and the denomination in bold Cyrillic letterpress, above the gold redemption clause and two manuscript signatures. Serial numbers are printed in black at lower left and lower right.
Obverse lettering	Петъ Лева Българска Народна Банка Въ замѣна на тая банкнота Българската Народна Банка плаща предявителю петъ лева злато (Translation: Five Leva Bulgarian National Bank In exchange of this banknote the The Bulgarian National Bank pays the bearer five leva gold)
Reverse description	A central intaglio-engraved vignette occupies the middle of the note, showing a ploughman in traditional national costume guiding a wooden plough drawn by two horses across a field, with a rural landscape in the background. The vignette is set within a rectangular frame surrounded by an intricate guilloche underprint of floral rosettes and lace-like geometric patterns, with large numeral 5 medallions at left and right. The overall colour is olive-green.
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