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| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The Bulgarian State coat of arms is positioned in the upper-left corner above a large intaglio numeral "50" set within an ornate vignette on the left side. The central field carries the bank name in bold Cyrillic letterpress and the denomination "ПЕТДЕСЕТЬ ЛЕВА ЗЛАТНИ" in a prominent guilloche-framed panel, with a green underprint numeral "50" at centre. The entire design is enclosed within an elaborate geometric and foliate border, with the serial number printed twice in red and a forgery warning text in the lower-left corner. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in green and dark red on a fine guilloche underprint ground, with four corner rosettes each bearing the numeral "50" and the inscription "ЛЕВА". A large central mandala-style guilloche vignette surrounds a cartouche bearing the denomination inscription "ПЕТДЕСЕТЬ ЛЕВА" in Cyrillic. The entire composition is framed by an interlaced geometric border with small foliate ornaments at regular intervals. |
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| Variants | P#24a - "№" left of serial # P#24b - serial # with prefix letter |
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