Voucher - 20 Leva State Loan

The 1955 Bulgarian state loan vouchers were instruments of compulsory lending, not voluntary investment. The People's Republic routinely pressured workers and employees to "subscribe" to these bonds through workplace campaigns, with participation rates that looked voluntary on paper but rarely were. The 20 Leva denomination was pitched at the lower end of the series, calibrated to be accessible enough that refusal was difficult to justify.

Redemption was deferred by years, and in practice many holders never recovered the full face value. Printed domestically by the State Printing House in Sofia rather than contracted abroad, as earlier Bulgarian paper issues had been.