500 Leva Srebro

Issuer	Българската Народна Банка (Bulgarian National Bank)
Year	1903
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Printer	Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russia (1818-date)
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Obverse lettering	Б.Н.Б. Българската Народна Банка плаща прѣдявителю въ замѣна на тая банкнота Петстотинъ Лева Срѣбро Управитель [signature] Касиеръ [signature] (Translation: B.N.B. The Bulgarian National Bank pays the bearer in exchange for this banknote Five Hundred Leva Silver Governor [signature] Cashier [signature])
Reverse description	Vertical format reverse printed in violet, red, and olive tones with an intricate Art Nouveau-style border of interlaced foliate and knotwork motifs. A central medallion in the upper half contains the Bulgarian state coat of arms — two rampant lions flanking a crowned shield — set within concentric guilloche rings. Below, a rectangular cartouche in the lower centre carries the forgery warning text, and at the foot of the note the numeral '500' is set within a floral rosette vignette with the denomination in Cyrillic overprinted in red.
Reverse lettering	За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ съгласно §§ 183 и 191 отъ наказ. законъ. Петстотинъ Лева (Translation: For forgery the guilty are punished according to §§ 183 and 191 of the criminal law. Five Hundred Leva)
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