| Issuer | Bulgaria |
| Year | 1943 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Leva |
| Currency | First lev (1881-1952) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 155 × 80 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bundesdruckerei (Reichsdruckerei), Berlin, Germany (1879-date) |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 16 March 1947 |
| Reference(s) | P#66 |
| Obverse description | The coat of arms on the right, a portrait of Tsar Simeon II on the left |
| Reverse description | A shepherd with a flock |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Thickened parts in the paper visible in the white margin |
| Obverse lettering | Петстотинъ Лева
Българската Народна Банка
Плаща Предявителю
София 1943 (Translation: Five Hundred Leva The Bulgarian National Bank Pays the Bearer Sofia 1943) |
| Reverse lettering | Петстотинъ Лева
Banque Nationale de Bulgarie
За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ съгласно чл. 183 и 191 отѣ
наказателния законъ (Translation: Five Hundred Leva Banque Nationale de Bulgarie For forgery the guilty are punished according Art. 183 and 191 of the criminal law) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 3286476860 |
| Comments |
