| Issuer | Bulgaria |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 50 000 Leva (50 000 BGL) |
| Currency | Third lev (1962-1999) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 120 × 66 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Kiril Gogov |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 31 December 1999 |
| Reference(s) | P#113 |
| Obverse description | The sculpture of St. Cyril and St. Methodius in front of the National Library in Sofia, a hologram stripe with the initials ‘БНБ’ (BNB). |
| Reverse description | Archtectural elements of ancient Bulgarian capitals (Pliska, Preslav) A facsimile of the `Historiae Sclavo-Bulgaricus`. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | A rampant lion |
| Obverse lettering | Българска Народна Банка
Петдесет Хиляди Лева (Translation: Bulgarian National Bank Fifty Thousand Leva) |
| Reverse lettering | Българска Народна Банка
Петдесет Хиляди Лева
За подправка виновните се наказват съгласно закона (Translation: Bulgarian National Bank Fifty Thousand Leva For forgery the guilty are punished according to the law) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 5063667260 |
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