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50 Leva - Boris III
| Issuer | Bulgaria |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Engraver(s) | Lajos Berán |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 50 ЛЕВА is displayed prominently in two lines at the centre of the field, with the date 1943 below. The central inscription is enclosed within a decorative wreath composed of wheat ears rising at the top and rose branches with blooms and leaves along the sides, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. A dentilated border frames the entire design along the rim. |
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Bulgaria entered World War II on the Axis side in March 1941, and by 1943 the country's economy was straining under wartime demands. The shift to nickel-plated steel for this issue — replacing the earlier nickel composition of KM#48 — was a direct consequence of strategic metal conservation, mirroring similar substitutions across Axis and Allied minting programs alike.
Boris III died in August 1943, within weeks of returning from a meeting with Hitler, under circumstances that remain disputed. Coins bearing his effigy were struck that same year.