| Issuer | Bulgaria |
| Year | 1943 |
| Type | Non-circulating banknote |
| Value | 5000 Leva |
| Currency | First lev (1881-1952) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 176 × 87 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bundesdruckerei (Reichsdruckerei), Berlin, Germany (1879-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#NL |
| Obverse description | The coat of arms in a vignette on the left, the figure “5000” in the middle and the text “ПЕТЪ ХИЛЯДИ ЛЕВА” (five thousand levs) underneath, a portrait of Tsar Simeon II on the right |
| Reverse description | The text “ПЕТЪ ХИЛЯДИ ЛЕВА” (five thousand levs) in vignettes and the figure “5000” on the left and on the right, a picture of rose-pickers in the middle |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Red and blue fibres incorporated in the paper |
| Obverse lettering | Петь Хиляди Лева
Българската Народна Банка
Плаща Предявителю
София 1943 (Translation: Five Thousand Leva The Bulgarian National Bank Pays the Bearer Sofia 1943) |
| Reverse lettering | Петь Хиляди Лева
Banque Nationale de Bulgarie
За подправка виновните се наказват съгласно чл. 183 и 191 от
наказателния закон (Translation: Five Thousand Leva Banque Nationale de Bulgarie For forgery the guilty are punished according Art. 183 and 191 of the criminal law) |
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| Catalog ID | 6092546880 |
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