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50 Leva Foreign Exchange Certificate
| Issuer | Bulgarska Narodna Banka (Bulgarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Exchange certificates |
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| Obverse lettering | БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА ПОИМЕНЕН ЧЕК ПЛАТЕТЕ СРЕЩУ ТОЗИ ЧЕК НОМИНАЛНАТА МУ СТОЙНОСТ ОТ ПЕТДЕСЕТ ЛЕВА НАРЕДИТЕЛ ИМЕ И ФАМИЛИЯ СМЕТКА № БАНКОВО БОРДЕРО ИЗДАТЕЛ БНБ ЩЕМПЕЛ ПОДПИС ПРИ ПОЛУЧАВАНЕ НА ЧЕКА ПОДПИС ПРИ ПОКУПКАТА НА СТОКАТА ЗА ПОДПРАВКА ВИНОВНИТЕ СЕ НАКАЗВАТ ПО ЗАКОНА ПЛАТИМ САМО НА ТЕРИТОРИЯТА НА НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ ВАЖИ САМО ЗА ПОКУПКИ В МАГАЗИНИТЕ, ИЗВЪРШВАЩИ ПРОДАЖБИ В НЕСОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКА ВАЛУТА |
| Reverse description | Uniface; the reverse shows only the blind impression of the obverse printing through the paper, with punch-cancellation holes visible, confirming the note is printed on one side only. |
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Foreign exchange certificates were a common tool in late Soviet-bloc economies, allowing the state to capture hard currency while maintaining the fiction of a fixed official exchange rate. Bulgaria's system, run through Corecom — the state hard-currency retail network — let citizens and visitors spend foreign-currency equivalents at special shops stocked with goods unavailable through normal channels. These certificates, not convertible leva, were the required tender there.
By 1986 the program was well into its second decade, and the 50-leva denomination represented serious purchasing power in that parallel economy. The Bulgarian National Bank issued them, but Corecom controlled their practical utility entirely.