5000 Leva

€1.00
IssuerBulgaria
Year1929
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value5000 Leva
CurrencyFirst lev (1881-1952)
CompositionPaper
Size200 × 105 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterThomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
No. printed
Designer(s)Designers: Alexander Bozhinov, Vasil Zahariev
Engraver(s)
In circulation to1943
Reference(s) P#54
Obverse descriptionThe coat of arms on the left, the portrait of Tsar Boris III in a military uniform on the right
Reverse descriptionA view from the Yantra river near Veliko Turnovo
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionA portrait of Tsar Simeon I with a crown depicted in a 40 mm circle
Obverse letteringПеть Хиляди Лева Българската Народна Банка Плаща Предявителю София 1929
(Translation: Five Thousand Leva The Bulgarian National Bank Pays the Bearer Sofia 1929)
Reverse letteringПеть Хиляди Лева Banque Nationale de Bulgarie За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ съгласно чл. 183 и 191 отъ наказателния законъ.
(Translation: Five Thousand Leva Banque Nationale de Bulgarie For forgery the guilty are punished according Art. 183 and 191 of the criminal law)
Variants
Catalog ID5472963600
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