Catalogue of Bulgarian banknotes 2004 by Dimitar Georgiev

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BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK CATALOGUE OF BULGARIAN BANKNOTES Second Revised Edition

 Compilers Rosalina Natseva, Lyuben Ivanov, Ines Lazarova, Petya Krusteva

 Consultant Roumian Tchobanov

 Design by Velina Mavrodinova and Bogdan Mavrodinov

 Published by the Bulgarian National Bank 1, Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square, 1000 Sofia Telephone: (+3592) 91459 Fax: (+3592) 980 2425, 980 6493

 © Bulgarian National Bank, 2004 © Compilers Rosalina Natseva, Lyuben Ivanov, Ines Lazarova, Petya Krusteva ISBN 954-9791-74-2

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ISSUED ON THE OCCASION OF THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK FOUNDATION

ëÓÙËfl 2004 Sofia

ë éÒ‚Ó·ÓÊ‰ÂÌËÂÚÓ Ì‡ Å˙Î„‡pËfl ÔpÂÁ 1878 „.

With Bulgaria’s Liberation in 1878 the traditions

ÒÂ ‚˙ÁÒÚ‡ÌÓ‚fl‚‡Ú Úp‡‰ËˆËËÚÂ Ì‡ ·˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌÓÒÚ,

of the Bulgarian system of state, disrupted for five centuries,

ÔpÂÍ˙ÒÌ‡ÚË Á‡ ÔÂÚ ‚ÂÍ‡. á‡ÔÓ˜‚‡ ËÁ„p‡Ê‰‡ÌÂÚÓ Ì‡ ËÌÒÚËÚÛ-

were restored. New Bulgaria began establishing its institutions,

ˆËËÚÂ, ÒÚÓÔ‡ÌÒÚ‚ÓÚÓ Ë ÛÔp‡‚ÎÂÌËÂÚÓ Ì‡ ÌÓ‚‡ Å˙Î„‡pËfl.

economy and system of government.

Ö‰Ì‡ ÓÚ Ì‡È-‚‡ÊÌËÚÂ ÒÚ˙ÔÍË ‚ Ú‡ÁË ÔÓÒÓÍ‡ Â Ì‡Ôp‡‚ÂÌ‡

One of the most important steps in this direction was taken

Ì‡ 25 flÌÛ‡pË 1879 „., ÍÓ„‡ÚÓ pÛÒÍËflÚ ËÏÔÂp‡ÚÓpÒÍË ÍÓÏË-

on 25 January 1879, when the Russian emperor’s commissioner

Ò‡p ‚ Å˙Î„‡pËfl ÍÌflÁ ÑÓÌ‰ÛÍÓ‚-äÓpÒ‡ÍÓ‚ ÔÓ‰ÔËÒ‚‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡

in Bulgaria, Knyaz Dondoukov-Korsakov, signed the draft

Á‡ ìÒÚ‡‚, Ò ÍÓÈÚÓ ÒÂ Û˜pÂ‰fl‚‡ Å˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡Ú‡ Ì‡pÓ‰Ì‡ ·‡ÌÍ‡.

Articles of Association for the establishment of the Bulgarian

Å‡ÌÍ‡Ú‡ Â ÓÚÍpËÚ‡ ÓÙËˆË‡ÎÌÓ Ì‡ 23 Ï‡È 1879 „. ÔpË Á‡ÏËÌ‡-

National Bank. The Bank officially opened on 23 May 1879,

‚‡ÌÂÚÓ Ì‡ pÛÒÍ‡Ú‡ ‡‰ÏËÌËÒÚp‡ˆËfl Ë ÔÓÂÏ‡ÌÂÚÓ Ì‡ ÛÔp‡‚ÎÂ-

when the Russian administration left and management was

ÌËÂÚÓ ÓÚ ·˙Î„‡pÒÍËÚÂ ‚Î‡ÒÚË. ç‡ 6 ˛ÌË Ò˙˘‡Ú‡ „Ó‰ËÌ‡ ÒÂ

taken over by the Bulgarian authorities. On 6 June the same

ËÁ‚˙p¯‚‡ Ë Ô˙p‚‡Ú‡ ·‡ÌÍÓ‚‡ ÓÔÂp‡ˆËfl.

year the first banking operation was effected.

åÎ‡‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚‡ Ì‡ÒÎÂ‰fl‚‡ ı‡ÓÒ ‚ Ô‡pË˜ÌÓÚÓ Ó·p‡˘Â-

The young state inherited chaos in money circulation –

ÌËÂ – ‚ p‡ÁÔÎ‡˘‡ÌËflÚ‡ ÒÂ ËÁÔÓÎÁ‚‡Ú ‚ÒÂ‚˙ÁÏÓÊÌË ÏÓÌÂÚË

all sorts of coins from European and even farther countries

ÓÚ Â‚pÓÔÂÈÒÍË Ë ‰ÓpË ÓÚ ÔÓ-‰‡ÎÂ˜ÌË ÒÚp‡ÌË. Å˙pÁÓ ÒÂ

were used in settlement. The necessity to introduce a unified

Ì‡Î‡„‡ ÌÂÓ·ıÓ‰ËÏÓÒÚÚ‡ ÓÚ ‚˙‚ÂÊ‰‡ÌÂÚÓ Ì‡ Â‰ËÌÂÌ Ô‡pË˜ÂÌ

monetary measure was urgent. The first government budgets

ËÁÏÂpËÚÂÎ. è˙p‚ËÚÂ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌË ·˛‰ÊÂÚË Á‡ ÙËÌ‡ÌÒÓ‚ËÚÂ

for the fiscal 1879 and 1880 were compiled in French francs.

1879 „. Ë 1880 „. Ò‡ Ò˙ÒÚ‡‚ÂÌË ‚˙‚ ÙpÂÌÒÍË Ùp‡ÌÍÓ‚Â. ç‡ 4

On 4 June 1880 the Second Ordinary National Assembly

˛ÌË 1880 „. ÇÚÓpÓÚÓ Ó·ËÍÌÓ‚ÂÌÓ Ì‡pÓ‰ÌÓ Ò˙·p‡ÌËÂ ÔpËÂÏ‡

adopted “Law on the Right to Mint Coins in the Principality”,

◊á‡ÍÓÌ Á‡ Ôp‡‚ÓÚÓ Ì‡ pÂÁ‡ÌÂ ÏÓÌÂÚË ‚ äÌflÊÂÒÚ‚ÓÚÓ“, Ò ÍÓÈ-

which established the Bulgarian national monetary unit, the

ÚÓ ÒÂ Ò˙Á‰‡‚‡ ·˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡Ú‡ Ì‡ˆËÓÌ‡ÎÌ‡Ú‡ Ô‡pË˜Ì‡ Â‰ËÌËˆ‡ –

lev, divisible into one hundred stotinkas. The first Bulgarian

◊ÎÂ‚“, p‡Á‰ÂÎÂÌ Ì‡ ÒÚÓ ◊ÒÚÓÚËÌÍË“. èpÂÁ 1881 „. ‚ ÅËpÏËÌ-

coins – of 2, 5 and 10 stotinkas – were minted in Birmingham,

„‡Ï, ÄÌ„ÎËfl, ÒÂ ÓÚÒË˜‡Ú Ô˙p‚ËÚÂ ·˙Î„‡pÒÍË ÏÓÌÂÚË – ÓÚ 2,

England, in 1881. The next year coins of 1 and 2 levs were

5 Ë 10 ÒÚÓÚËÌÍË. ç‡ ÒÎÂ‰‚‡˘‡Ú‡ „Ó‰ËÌ‡ ‚ êÛÒËfl Ò‡ ÓÚÒÂ˜Â-

minted in Russia.

ÌË Ë ÏÓÌÂÚË ÓÚ 1 Ë 2 ÎÂ‚‡. ë˙Ò á‡ÍÓÌ‡ Á‡ Å˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡Ú‡ Ì‡pÓ‰Ì‡ ·‡ÌÍ‡ ÓÚ 1885 „. ÒÂ

The Law on the Bulgarian National Bank of 1885 enhanced the purely issuing activities of the Bank, granting it the

Á‡ÒËÎ‚‡Ú ˜ËÒÚÓ ÂÏËÒËÓÌÌËÚÂ ÙÛÌÍˆËË Ì‡ ·‡ÌÍ‡Ú‡, Í‡ÚÓ π

“exclusive privilege to issue banknotes which shall be accepted

ÒÂ ‰‡‚‡ ◊ËÁÍÎ˛˜ËÚÂÎÌ‡Ú‡ ÔpË‚ËÎÂ„Ëfl ‰‡ ËÁ‰‡‚‡ ·‡ÌÍÌÓÚË,

as instruments of payment in the coffers of the state and in

ÍÓËÚÓ ˘Â ÒÂ ÔpËÂÏ‡Ú Á‡ ÔÎ‡ÚÂÊË ‚ ÍÓ‚˜ÂÊÌË˜ÂÒÚ‚‡Ú‡ Ì‡

all governmental institutions.” The first Bulgarian banknotes

‰˙pÊ‡‚‡Ú‡ Ë ‚˙‚ ‚ÒË˜ÍËÚe Ôp‡‚ËÚÂÎÒÚ‚ÂÌË Û˜peÊ‰ÂÌËfl“.

were convertible into gold. These were the golden 20 and 50

è˙p‚ËÚÂ ·˙Î„‡pÒÍË ·‡ÌÍÌÓÚË Ò‡ Ó·ÏÂÌflÂÏË ‚ ÁÎ‡ÚÓ. íÓ‚‡

levs printed in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1891 the BNB was

Ò‡ ÁÎ‡ÚÌËÚÂ 20 Ë 50 ÎÂ‚‡, ÓÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡ÌË ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„Ó-

authorized to issue banknotes convertible into silver, enforced

ÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“ ‚ ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„,

since 1899.

êÛÒËfl. èpÂÁ 1891 „. Ì‡ ÅçÅ ÒÂ ‰‡‚‡ Ôp‡‚ÓÚÓ ‰‡ ÂÏËÚËp‡ Ë

Throughout its 125-year history the Bulgarian National

·‡ÌÍÌÓÚË, Ó·ÏÂÌflÂÏË ‚ ÒpÂ·pÓ, ÍÓÂÚÓ ÒÂ pÂ‡ÎËÁËp‡ Ì‡ Ôp‡Í-

Bank has printed its banknotes in Russia, Germany, England,

ÚËÍ‡ ÓÚ 1899 „.

the USA, and the former State Printing Works in Sofia. Since

èpÂÁ Ò‚ÓflÚ‡ 125-„Ó‰Ë¯Ì‡ ËÒÚÓpËfl Å˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡Ú‡ Ì‡pÓ‰Ì‡ ·‡ÌÍ‡ ÔÂ˜‡Ú‡ Ò‚ÓËÚÂ ·‡ÌÍÌÓÚË ‚ êÛÒËfl, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl, ÄÌ„ÎËfl,

1998 banknotes have been printed at the new Printing Works of the BNB.

ëÄô, ‚ ·Ë‚¯‡Ú‡ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“ ‚ ëÓÙËfl. éÚ

The present “Catalogue of Bulgarian Banknotes” includes

1998 „. ·‡ÌÍÌÓÚË Á‡ÔÓ˜‚‡Ú ‰‡ ÒÂ ÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ú ‚ ÌÓ‚‡Ú‡ èÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡

all issues of banknotes put into circulation by the BNB since

Ì‡ ÅçÅ.

the beginning of its issuing activities in 1885 until now.

Ç ◊ä‡Ú‡ÎÓ„ Ì‡ ·˙Î„‡pÒÍËÚÂ ·‡ÌÍÌÓÚË“, ÍÓÈÚÓ ‰˙pÊËÚÂ ‚ p˙ˆÂÚÂ ÒË, Ò‡ ‚ÍÎ˛˜ÂÌË ‚ÒË˜ÍË ÔÛÒÍ‡ÌË ÓÚ ÅçÅ ‚ Ó·p‡-

The uncirculated banknotes issued by the BNB are given separately.

˘ÂÌËÂ ÂÏËÒËË ·‡ÌÍÌÓÚË ÓÚ Ì‡˜‡ÎÓÚÓ Ì‡ Ú‡ÁË ‰ÂÈÌÓÒÚ ÔpÂÁ

The nominal value, design and style of the Bulgarian

1885 „. ‰Ó ‰ÌÂÒ. éÚ‰ÂÎÌÓ Ò‡ Ó·ÓÒÓ·ÂÌË ÌÂÔÛÒÍ‡ÌËÚÂ ‚ Ó·p‡-

banknotes reflect different stages in the development of the

˘ÂÌËÂ ·‡ÌÍÌÓÚË, ÂÏËÚËp‡ÌË ÓÚ ÅçÅ.

state, changes in its organization, economy, agriculture, culture,

ë˙Ò Ò‚ÓËÚÂ ÌÓÏËÌ‡ÎË, ‰ËÁ‡ÈÌ Ë ÒÚËÎËÒÚËÍ‡ ·˙Î„‡p-

etc. They are part of the symbols of the system of state and

ÒÍËÚÂ ·‡ÌÍÌÓÚË ÓÚp‡Áfl‚‡Ú p‡ÁÎË˜ÌËÚÂ ÔÂpËÓ‰Ë ‚ p‡Á‚ËÚËÂÚÓ

preserve in a unique manner the historical and cultural memory

Ì‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚‡Ú‡, ÔpÓÏÂÌËÚÂ ‚ ÌÂÈÌÓÚÓ ÛÒÚpÓÈÒÚ‚Ó, ËÍÓÌÓÏËÍ‡,

of the Bulgarian people.

ÁÂÏÂ‰ÂÎËÂ, ÍÛÎÚÛp‡ Ë ‰p. íÂ Ò‡ ˜‡ÒÚ ÓÚ ÒËÏ‚ÓÎËÍ‡Ú‡ Ì‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌÓÒÚÚ‡ Ë ÔÓ ÛÌËÍ‡ÎÂÌ Ì‡˜ËÌ ÔpÂÌ‡ÒflÚ ËÒÚÓpË˜ÂÒÍ‡Ú‡ Ë ÍÛÎÚÛpÌ‡Ú‡ Ô‡ÏÂÚ Ì‡ ·˙Î„‡pÒÍËfl Ì‡pÓ‰.

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1885 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 150 x 97 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÎÂ‚Ëfl „ÓpÂÌ ˙„˙Î ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡, p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌ‡ ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Ò‚ÂÚÎ‡ Óıp‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 ÒÂÔÚÂÏ‚pË 1885 „. ‰Ó 1 ˛ÎË 1907 „.

Issue 1885 Nominal value – 20 levs, gold Size – 150 x 97 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Obverse – the coat of arms in the left upper corner; background color – brown Reverse – the figure “20” in a vignette in the middle; background color – light ochre Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from 1 September 1885 to 1 July 1907

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1885 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 150 x 97 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“ ãËˆÂ – ‚ „ÓpÌËfl Îfl‚ ˙„˙Î ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊50“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 ÒÂÔÚÂÏ‚pË 1885 „. ‰Ó 1 ˛ÎË 1907 „.

Issue 1885 Nominal value – 50 levs, gold Size – 150 x 97 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Obverse – the coat of arms in the left upper corner; background color – green Reverse – the figure “50” in a vignette; background color – green Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from 1 September 1885 to 1 July 1907

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1887 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 100 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 180 x 112 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ëíé ãÖÇÄ“ ãËˆÂ – ‚‰flÒÌÓ ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ Ï‡ÈÍ‡, Ó·ÎÂ˜ÂÌ‡ ‚ Ì‡ˆËÓÌ‡ÎÌ‡ ÌÓÒËfl, ‚Îfl‚Ó – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÔÂÔÂÎfl‚ÓÒËÌ¸Ó, Óıp‡ Ép˙· – ‚ Í‡pÂ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ëíé ãÖÇÄ“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‡ÔpËÎ 1889 „. ‰Ó 1 ˛ÎË 1907 „.

Issue 1887 Nominal value – 100 levs, gold Size – 180 x 112 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ëíé ãÖÇÄ” (one hundred levs) Obverse – a picture of a mother dressed in national costume on the right, the coat of arms on the left; background colors – ashy blue, ochre Reverse – the text “ëíé ãÖÇÄ” (one hundred levs); background color – blue Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from April 1889 to 1 July 1907

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1890 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 128 x 85 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒË‚ Ë Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ Óp‡˜ ‚ Ì‡ˆËÓÌ‡ÎÌ‡ ÌÓÒËfl Ò p‡ÎÓ Ë ‰‚‡ ÍÓÌfl, ‚ ‰˙ÌÓÚÓ Ì‡ Í‡pÚËÌ‡Ú‡ – ‰˙p‚ÂÚ‡, Í˙˘‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1890 „. ‰Ó 1 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1908 „.

Issue 1890 Nominal value – 5 levs, gold Size – 128 x 85 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms on the left; background colors – grey and brown Reverse – a ploughman in national costume with a wooden plough and two horses, trees, a house underneath Printed in Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co, London, England In circulation from 1890 to 1 December 1908

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1890 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 140 x 90 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó pÓÁÓ·Âp‡˜Í‡ (‰ÂÚ‡ÈÎ ÓÚ „p‡‚˛p‡Ú‡ ◊êÓÁÓ·Âp ‚ ä‡Á‡ÌÎ˙Í“ ÓÚ îÂÎËÍÒ ä‡ÌËˆ); ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒË‚, ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ Ó‚˜‡p Ò˙Ò ÒÚ‡‰Ó, ‚ ‰˙ÌÓÚÓ Ì‡ Í‡pÚËÌ‡Ú‡ – ÍÓ¯‡p‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1890 „. ‰Ó 1 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1908 „.

Issue 1890 Nominal value – 10 levs, gold Size – 140 x 90 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – a woman picking roses (a detail from the engraving “Rose-picking near Kazanluk” by Pheliks Kanitz) on the left; the coat of arms on the right; background colors – grey, blue Reverse – a shepherd with a flock, a sheep-pen underneath Printed in Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co, London, England In circulation from 1890 to 1 December 1908

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1899 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒpÂ·pÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 130 x 85 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒË‚ Ë Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ Óp‡˜ ‚ Ì‡ˆËÓÌ‡ÎÌ‡ ÌÓÒËfl Ò p‡ÎÓ Ë ‰‚‡ ÍÓÌfl, ‚ ‰˙ÌÓÚÓ Ì‡ Í‡pÚËÌ‡Ú‡ – ‰˙p‚ÂÚ‡, Í˙˘‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1899 „. ‰Ó 1 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1908 „.

Issue 1899 Nominal value – 5 levs, silver Size – 130 x 85 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms on the left; background colors – grey and brown Reverse – a ploughman in national costume with a wooden plough and two horses, trees and a house in the background Printed in Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co, London, England In circulation from 1899 to 1 December 1908

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1899 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒpÂ·pÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 140 x 90 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó pÓÁÓ·Âp‡˜Í‡ (‰ÂÚ‡ÈÎ ÓÚ „p‡‚˛p‡Ú‡ ◊êÓÁÓ·Âp ‚ ä‡Á‡ÌÎ˙Í“ ÓÚ îÂÎËÍÒ ä‡ÌËˆ); ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒË‚, ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ Ó‚˜‡p Ò˙Ò ÒÚ‡‰Ó, ‚ ‰˙ÌÓÚÓ – ÍÓ¯‡p‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1899 „. ‰Ó 1 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1908 „.

Issue 1899 Nominal value – 10 levs, silver Size – 140 x 90 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – a woman picking roses (a detail from the engraving “Rose-picking near Kazanluk” by Pheliks Kanitz) on the left; the coat of arms on the right; background colors – grey, blue Reverse – a picture of a shepherd with a flock, a sheep-pen at the bottom; background color – blue Printed in Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co, London, England In circulation from 1899 to 1 December 1908

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1899 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒpÂ·pÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 150 x 97 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“ ãËˆÂ – ‚ „ÓpÌËfl Îfl‚ ˙„˙Î ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊50“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – pÂÁÂ‰‡, ·ÎÂ‰ÓpÓÁÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1899 „. ‰Ó 1 ˛ÎË 1907 „.

Issue 1899 Nominal value – 50 levs, silver Size – 150 x 97 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Obverse – the coat of arms in the top left corner; background color – green Reverse – the figure “50” in a vignette depicted in the middle; background colors – reseda, light pink Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from 1899 to 1 July 1907

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1903 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒpÂ·pÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 86 x 128 ÏÏ, ‚ÂpÚËÍ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡, „ÓpÌËfl Ë ‰ÓÎÌËfl Íp‡È ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊5“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒËÌ,˜Â‚ÂÌ Ë ÂÁÂ‰‡ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, Ì‡‰ ÌÂ„Ó – ◊5 ÎÂ‚‡“ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 ˛ÌË 1904 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1903, “Orlov” Nominal value – 5 levs, silver Size – 86 x 128 mm, vertical Watermark – none Obverse – the figure “5” in a vignette in the middle, top and bottom corners; background colors – blue, red and reseda Reverse – the coat of arms in the middle, an inscription “5 ÎÂ‚‡” (5 levs) above it Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚo‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from 1 June 1904 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1903 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒpÂ·pÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 90 x 142 ÏÏ, ‚ÂpÚËÍ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ˜ÂÚËpËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ Ë ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊10“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÁÂÎÂÌ, Í‡Ùfl‚ Ë ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp· Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ˛ÌË 1906 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1903, “Orlov” Nominal value – 10 levs, silver Size – 90 x 142 mm, vertical Watermark – none Obverse – vignettes with the figure “10” in the four corners and in the middle; background colors – green, brown and blue Reverse – the coat of arms Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from June 1906 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1903 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒpÂ·pÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 103 x 160 ÏÏ, ‚ÂpÚËÍ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊50“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÒËÌ Ë ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp· ‚˙pıÛ Á‚ÂÁ‰‡ Ò ÓÒÂÏ Î˙˜‡; Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 ˛ÌË 1904 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1903, “Orlov” Nominal value – 50 levs, silver Size – 103 x 160 mm, vertical Watermark – none Obverse – a vignette with the figure “50” in the middle; background colors – brown, blue and green Reverse – the coat of arms against the background of an eight-pointed star in the middle; Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from 1 June 1904 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1903 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 100 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒpÂ·pÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 112 x 175 ÏÏ, ‚ÂpÚËÍ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ „ÓpÌ‡Ú‡ ˜‡ÒÚ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÒËÌ Ë Óı‡ Ép˙· – ‚ „ÓpÌËfl Íp‡È ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊100“, ‚ ‰ÓÎÌËfl – Ôp‡‚Ó˙„˙ÎÌËÍ Ò ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ëíé ãÖÇÄ“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Ò‚ÂÚÎ‡ Óı‡, pÂÁÂ‰‡ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ˛ÌË 1906 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1903, “Orlov” Nominal value – 100 levs, silver Size – 112 x 175 mm, vertical Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms on the top; background colors – brown, blue and ochre Reverse – a vignette with the figure “100” on the top, a rectangular with the text “ëíé ãÖÇÄ” (one hundred levs) at the bottom; background colors – light ochre, reseda Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from June 1906 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1903 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒpÂ·pÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 119 x 186, ‚ÂpÚËÍ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ „ÓpÌËfl Ë ‰ÓÎÌËfl Íp‡È ‚ËÌÂÚÍË Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊500“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÁÂÎÂÌ, ˜Â‚ÂÌ, Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚ „ÓpÌ‡Ú‡ ˜‡ÒÚ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ‚ ‰ÓÎÌ‡Ú‡ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊500“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 2 ˛ÎË 1904 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1903, “Orlov” Nominal value – 500 levs, silver Size – 119 x 186 mm, vertical Watermark – none Obverse – a vignette with the figure “500” on the top and at the bottom; background colors – green, red, brown Reverse – the coat of arms depicted on the top in a vignette; the figure “500” in a vignette at the bottom Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from 2 July 1904 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1903 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 86 x 127 ÏÏ, ‚ÂpÚËÍ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ „ÓpÌËfl Ë ‰ÓÎÌËfl Íp‡È ‚ËÌÂÚÍË, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊5“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒËÌ, ˜Â‚ÂÌ, ÂÁÂ‰‡ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp· Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1904 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1903, “Orlov” Nominal value – 5 levs, gold Size – 86 x 127 mm, vertical Watermark – none Obverse – vignettes on the top and at the bottom, the figure “5” in the middle; background colors – blue, red, reseda Reverse – the coat of arms in the middle Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from 1904 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1903 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 90 x 140 ÏÏ, ‚ÂpÚËÍ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ˜ÂÚËpËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊10“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÁÂÎÂÌ, Í‡Ùfl‚, ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚ „ÓpÌ‡Ú‡ ˜‡ÒÚ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp· Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1904 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1903, “Orlov” Nominal value – 10 levs, gold Size – 90 x 140 mm, vertical Watermark – none Obverse – the figure “10” in vignettes in the four corners; background colors – green, brown, blue Reverse – the coat of arms on the top Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from 1904 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1903 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 158 x 98 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ „ÓpÌËfl Íp‡È ÔÓ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÁÂÎÂÌ, ÒËÌ Ë pÓÁÓ‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡, ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÇÄÑÖëÖíú ãÖÇÄ“, ‚Îfl‚Ó Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1904 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1903, “Orlov” Nominal value – 20 levs, gold Size – 158 x 98 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top; background colors – green, blue and pink Reverse – a vignette, the text “ÑÇÄÑÖëÖíú ãÖÇÄ” (twenty levs) in the middle; the figure “20” on the left and the right sides Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from 1904 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1903 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 172 x 109 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ „ÓpÌËfl Íp‡È ÔÓ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ Ë pÓÁÓ‚ Ép˙· – ÔÓ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ Ì‡‰ÔËÒ ◊ÅçÅ“, „ÓpÂ ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ Ë ‰ÓÎÛ ‚Îfl‚Ó Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‚ËÌÂÚÍË Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊50“ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ˛ÌË 1906 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1903, “Orlov” Nominal value – 50 levs, gold Size – 172 x 109 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top; background colors – brown, green and pink Reverse – the inscription “ÅçÅ” (BNB) in the middle; vignettes with the figure “50” in the middle on the top and on the left and right at the bottom Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from June 1906 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1903 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 100 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 188 x 116 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ „ÓpÌËfl Íp‡È ÔÓ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÒËÌ Ë pÓÁÓ‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚpË ‚ËÌÂÚÍË, ‚ Îfl‚‡Ú‡ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ëíé ãÖÇÄ“ Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊100“ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ˛ÌË 1906 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1903, “Orlov” Nominal value – 100 levs, gold Size – 188 x 116 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top; background colors – brown, blue and pink Reverse – three vignettes in the middle: the coat of arms in the left vignette, the text “ëíé ãÖÇÄ” (one hundred levs) in the middle and the figure “100” on the right Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from June 1906 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1903 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 203 x 128 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ „ÓpÌËfl Íp‡È ÔÓ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ‚ ˜ÂÚËpËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊500“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÒËÌ Ë ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ÔÓ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊èÖíëíéíàçö ãÖÇÄ“ ‚˙‚ ‚ÂÌÂˆ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 2 ˛ÎË 1907 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1903, “Orlov” Nominal value – 500 levs, gold Size – 203 x 128 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top, the figure “500” in vignettes in the four corners; background colors – brown, blue and green Reverse – the text “èÖíëíéíàçö ãÖÇÄ” (five hundred levs) in the form of a wreath in the middle Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from 2 July 1907 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1910 „. ◊épÎÓ‚“ çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒpÂ·pÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 86 x 128 ÏÏ, ‚ÂpÚËÍ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ˜ÂÚËpËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË Ò ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊5“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚ÂÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp· Ë Ì‡‰ÔËÒ ◊ñÄêëíÇé ÅöãÉÄêàü“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÁÂÎÂÌ, ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – à‚. à‚. épÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„“, ë‡ÌÍÚ èÂÚÂp·Ûp„, êÛÒËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1910 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1910, “Orlov” Nominal value – 5 levs, silver Size – 86 x 128 mm, vertical Watermark – none Obverse – vignettes with the figure “5” in the four corners; background colors – brown, violet, green Reverse – the coat of arms in the middle and the inscription “ñÄêëíÇé ÅöãÉÄêàü” (Kingdom of Bulgaria); background colors – green, violet Artistic design – Iv. Iv. Orlov Printed in “ùÍÒÔÂ‰ËˆËfl Á‡„ÓÚÓ‚ÎÂÌËfl „ÓÒÛ‰‡pÒÚ‚ÂÌÌ˚ı ·ÛÏ‡„”, St. Petersburg, Russia In circulation from 1910 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1916 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1 ÎÂ‚, ÒpÂ·pÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 95 x 60 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – pÓÏ·Ó‚Â ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡, ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÖÑàçö ãÖÇö“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ˜ÂÂÌ, ÒËÌ, ·ÂÊÓ‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ Ò ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊1“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒËÌ, pÓÁÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂpÎËÌ, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 27 ˛ÎË 1916 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1916 Nominal value – 1 lev, silver Size – 95 x 60 mm, horizontal Watermark – rhombs Obverse – a vignette, the text “ÖÑàçö ãÖÇö” (one lev) in the middle; background colors – black, blue, beige Reverse – a vignette with the figure “1” in the middle; background colors – blue, pink Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from 27 July 1916 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1916 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 2 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒÂ·Ó îÓÏ‡Ú – 110 x 70 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÓÏ·Ó‚Â ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÇÄ ãÖÇÄ ëêÖÅêé“ ‚˙ıÛ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ˜ÂÂÌ Ë ÁÂÎÂÌ É˙· – ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ Ò ÚÂÍÒÚ ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡, ‚ ˜ÂÚËËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ ˆËÙ‡Ú‡ ◊2“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – pÓÁÓ‚ Ë Óı‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂÎËÌ, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1916 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1916 Nominal value – 2 levs, silver Size – 110 x 70 mm, horizontal Watermark – rhombs Obverse – the text “ÑÇÄ ãÖÇÄ ëêÖÅêé” (two silver levs) in a vignette in the middle; background colors – black and green Reverse – a vignette with a text in the middle, the figure “2” in the four corners; background colors – pink and ochre Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from 1916 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1916 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒÂ·Ó îÓÏ‡Ú – 85 x 130 ÏÏ, ‚ÂÚËÍ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÓÏ·Ó‚Â ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊èÖíú ãÖÇÄ ëêÖÅêé“, ‚ ˜ÂÚËËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ ˆËÙ‡Ú‡ ◊5“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ˜ÂÂÌ, ÒË‚Ó-ÒËÌ, Óı‡ É˙· – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·, Ó„‡‰ÂÌ Ò ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ñÄêëíÇé ÅöãÉÄêàü“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÒË‚Ó-ÒËÌ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂÎËÌ, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1916 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1916 Nominal value – 5 levs, silver Size – 85 x 130 mm, vertical Watermark – rhombs Obverse – the text “èÖíú ãEÇA ëêÖÅêé” (five silver levs) in the middle, the figure “5” in vignettes in the corners; background colors – black, grey-blue, ochre Reverse – the coat of arms encircled by the text “ñÄêëíÇé ÅöãÉÄêàü” (Kingdom of Bulgaria) in the middle; background colors – brown, grey-blue Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from 1916 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1916 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒÂ·Ó îÓÏ‡Ú – 90 x 140 ÏÏ, ‚ÂÚËÍ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÓÏ·Ó‚Â ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÖëÖíú ãÖÇÄ ëêÖÅêé“, ‚ ˜ÂÚËËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊10“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ˜ÂÂÌ, ˜Â‚ÂÌÓ-Í‡Ùfl‚ Ë ÒËÌ É˙· – ‚ „ÓÌËfl Í‡È ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·, ‚ ‰ÓÎÌËfl – ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊10“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂÎËÌ, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1916 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1916 Nominal value – 10 levs, silver Size – 90 x 140 mm, vertical Watermark – rhombs Obverse – the text “ÑÖëÖíú ãEÇA ëêÖÅêé” (ten silver levs) in the middle, the figure “10” in vignettes in the corners; background colors – black, reddish brown and blue Reverse – the coat of arms on the top, the figure “10” in a vignette at the bottom; background colors – brown, green Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from 1916 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1916 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓÏ‡Ú – 155 x 100 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÓÏ·Ó‚Â ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓÂ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ É˙· – ‚ ‰‚ÂÚÂ ÔÓÎÓ‚ËÌË ‚˙ıÛ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“; éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂÎËÌ, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 27 ˛ÎË 1916 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1916 Nominal value – 20 levs, gold Size – 155 x 100 mm, horizontal Watermark – rhombs Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle upper part; background color – green Reverse – the figure “20” in vignettes on the two sides Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from 27 July 1916 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1916 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓÏ‡Ú – 170 x 110 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÓÏ·Ó‚Â ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓÂ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ É˙· – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·, Ó„‡‰ÂÌ ÓÚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂÎËÌ, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 27 ˛ÎË 1916 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1916 Nominal value – 50 levs, gold Size – 170 x 110 mm, horizontal Watermark – rhombs Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top; background color – brown Reverse – the coat of arms encircled by vignettes in the middle Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from 27 July 1916 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1916 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 100 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓÏ‡Ú – 185 x 120 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÓÏ·Ó‚Â ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓÂ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·, ‚ ˜ÂÚËËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊100“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ˜ÂÂÌ, ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ É˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊100“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂÎËÌ, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1918 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1916 Nominal value – 100 levs, gold Size – 185 x 120 mm, horizontal Watermark – rhombs Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top, the figure “100” in vignettes in the four corners; background colors – black, violet, green Reverse – the coat of arms on the left, the figure “100” in a vignette on the right Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from 1918 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1916 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 100 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ (ÒÂËfl ◊Ñ“, ÔÂÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ÒÂËfl ◊Ä“) îÓÏ‡Ú – 185 x 120 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÓÏ·Ó‚Â ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓÂ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·; ‚ ˜ÂÚËËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊100“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ˜ÂÂÌ, ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ É˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊100“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂÎËÌ, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1919 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1916 Nominal value – 100 levs, gold (series “D”, reprinted in series “Ä”) Size – 185 x 120 mm, horizontal Watermark – rhombs Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top, the figure “100” in vignettes in the four corners; background colors – black, violet, green Reverse – the coat of arms on the left, the figure “100” in a vignette on the right Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from 1919 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1917 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒÂ·˙ÌË îÓÏ‡Ú – 128 x 85 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“ ‚ Ô‡‚Ó˙„˙ÎÌËÍ Ò ËÁ‚ËÚË Í‡Ë˘‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓÂ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â· ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡, Í‡Â; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ É˙· – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÍÓÓÌ‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡, Í‡Â éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 2 ‡ÔËÎ 1917 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1917 Nominal value – 5 levs, silver Size – 128 x 85 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) in a rectangular with curved ends Obverse – the coat of arms in a vignette in the middle on the top; background colors – violet, green Reverse – a crown in a vignette in the middle Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 2 April 1917 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1917 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÌË îÓÏ‡Ú – 142 x 92 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“ ‚ ‰ÓÔË‡˘Ë ÒÂ ÂÎËÔÒË ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÖëÖíú ãÖÇÄ áãÄíçà“ ‚ Í‡Â; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ë pÓÁÓ‚ É˙· – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÏÌÓ„Óˆ‚ÂÚÌ‡ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 2 ‡ÔËÎ 1917 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1917 Nominal value – 10 levs, gold Size – 142 x 92 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) in touching ellipses Obverse – the text “ÑÖëÖíú ãEÇA áãÄíçà” (ten gold levs) in the middle; background colors – green and pink Reverse – mottled vignette in the middle Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 2 April 1917 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1917 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÌË îÓÏ‡Ú – 158 x 100 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“ ‚ ‰ÓÔË‡˘Ë ÒÂ ÂÎËÔÒË ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÇÄÑÖëÖíú ãÖÇÄ áãÄíçà“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ É˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‡ÔËÎ 1917 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1917 Nominal value – 20 levs, gold Size – 158 x 100 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) in touching ellipses Obverse – the text “ÑÇÄÑÖëÖíú ãEÇÄ áãÄíçà” (twenty gold levs) in the middle; background colors – brown, green Reverse – the figure “20” in the middle of vignettes Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from April 1917 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1917 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÌË îÓÏ‡Ú – 172 x 110 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“ ‚ ‰ÓÔË‡˘Ë ÒÂ ÂÎËÔÒË ãËˆÂ – ‚ Îfl‚‡Ú‡ ˜‡ÒÚ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊50“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ É˙· – ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊èÖíÑÖëÖíú ãÖÇÄ“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Ú˙ÏÌÓÍ‡Ùfl‚, Ò‚ÂÚÎÓÁÂÎÂÌ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 23 Ï‡È 1917 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1917 Nominal value – 50 levs, gold Size – 172 x 110 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) in touching ellipses Obverse – the figure “50” in a vignette on the left; background colors – brown, green Reverse – the text “èÖíÑÖëÖíú ãEÇÄ” (fifty levs) in a vignette; background colors – dark brown, light green Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 23 May 1917 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1917 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 100 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÌË îÓÏ‡Ú – 188 x 117 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“ ‚ ‰ÓÔË‡˘Ë ÒÂ ÂÎËÔÒË ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓÂ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – ÔÓÚÂÚ Ì‡ ÊÂÚ‚‡Í‡, ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ëíé ãÖÇÄ áãÄíçà“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒËÌ, Í‡Ùfl‚ É˙· – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â· ‚ Ô˙ÒÚ‡ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1917 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1917 Nominal value – 100 levs, gold Size – 188 x 117 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) in touching ellipses Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top, a portrait of a woman reaper on the left, the text “ëíé ãEÇÄ áãÄíçà” (one hundred gold levs) in the middle; background colors – blue, brown Reverse – the coat of arms in a mottled vignette in the middle Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 1917 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1919 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÌË îÓÏ‡Ú – 142 x 91 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“ ‚ ‰ÓÔË‡˘Ë ÒÂ ÂÎËÔÒË ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓÂ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·, ÔÓ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÖëÖíú ãÖÇÄ áãÄíçà“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÁÂÎÂÌ, pÓÁÓ‚ É˙· – Í‡Ùfl‚‡ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ‚ ÓÁÓ‚Ó Í‡Â éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ Ï‡Ú 1922 „. ‰Ó 5 Ï‡È 1924 „.

Issue 1919 Nominal value – 10 levs, gold Size – 142 x 91 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) in touching ellipses Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top, the text “ÑÖëÖíú ãEÇÄ áãÄíçà” (ten gold levs) in the middle; background colors – green, pink Reverse – a brown vignette in checkered pink Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from March 1922 to 5 May 1924

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1920 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1 ÎÂ‚, ÒÂ·Ó îÓÏ‡Ú – 90 x 56 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÓÏ·ÓË‰Ì‡ ÏÂÊ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ÒÍÛÎÔÚÛ‡ Ì‡ ÒÂ‰Ì‡Î‡ ÊÂÌÒÍ‡ ÙË„Û‡, Ó·˙Ì‡Ú‡ Ì‡‰flÒÌÓ; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÁÂÎÂÌ, Í‡Ùfl‚ É˙· – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ Ò„‡‰‡Ú‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ; ˆ‚flÚ Í‡Ùfl‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Waterlow & Sons“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1921 „. ‰Ó 31 Ï‡È 1925 „.

Issue 1920 Nominal value – 1 lev, silver Size – 90 x 56 mm, horizontal Watermark – rhomboid net Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, on the right: a sculpture of a sitting woman turned right; background colors – green, brown Reverse – the BNB’s building colored in brown Printed in Waterlow & Sons, London, England In circulation from 1921 to 31 May 1925

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1920 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 2 ÎÂ‚‡, ÒÂ·Ó îÓÏ‡Ú – 100 x 60 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÓÏ·ÓË‰Ì‡ ÏÂÊ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – ÒÍÛÎÔÚÛ‡ Ì‡ ÒÂ‰Ì‡Î‡ ÊÂÌÒÍ‡ ÙË„Û‡, Ó·˙Ì‡Ú‡ Ì‡Îfl‚Ó; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ É˙· – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ Ò„‡‰‡Ú‡ Ì‡ ç‡Ó‰ÌÓÚÓ Ò˙·‡ÌËÂ ‚ ëÓÙËfl; ˆ‚flÚ – Ò‚ÂÚÎÓÁÂÎÂÌ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Waterlow & Sons“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‡ÔËÎ 1921 „. ‰Ó 31 Ï‡È 1925 „.

Issue 1920 Nominal value – 2 levs, silver Size – 100 x 60 mm, horizontal Watermark – rhomboid net Obverse – the coat of arms on the right, on the left a sculpture of a sitting woman turned left; background colors – brown, green Reverse – the building of the National Assembly in Sofia depicted in the middle; colored in light green Printed in Waterlow & Sons, London, England In circulation from April 1921 to 31 May 1925

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1922 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓÏ‡Ú – 114 x 65 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓÂ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ É˙· – ËÁÓ·‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ ‰‚‡ Ô˜ÂÎÌË ÍÓ¯Â‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ Ä‚ÚÓË Ì‡ ÔÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÑËÏËÚ˙ É˛‰ÊÂÌÓ‚, çËÍÓÎ‡ äÓÊÛı‡Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊American Bank Note Company“, ç˛ âÓÍ, ëÄô Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚Ë 1923 „. ‰Ó 30 ˛ÌË 1924 „.; Í‡ÂÌ ÒÓÍ – 15 flÌÛ‡Ë 1934 „.

Issue 1922 Nominal value – 5 levs Size – 114 x 65 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the state coat of arms in the middle upper part; background colors – brown, green Reverse – depiction of two skeps; background colors – brown, green Artistic design – Dimitar Gyudjenov and Nikola Kozhouharov Printed in American Bank Note Company, New York, USA In circulation from December 1923 to 30 June 1924; dead line: 15 January 1934

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1922 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓÏ‡Ú – 125 x 70 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓÂ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ·ÎÂ‰Ó‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ É˙· – ÒÂÎflÌÍ‡ ‚ Ì‡ˆËÓÌ‡ÎÌ‡ ÌÓÒËfl ı‡ÌË ÔÚËˆË; ‚ ‰˙ÌÓÚÓ – Í˙˘‡ Ë ÒÚÓÔ‡ÌÒÍË ÔÓÒÚÓÈÍË; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚, Í‡Ùfl‚ Ä‚ÚÓË Ì‡ ÔÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÑËÏËÚ˙ É˛‰ÊÂÌÓ‚, çËÍÓÎ‡ äÓÊÛı‡Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊American Bank Note Company“, ç˛ âÓÍ, ëÄô Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚Ë 1923 „. ‰Ó 30 ˛ÌË 1924 „.; Í‡ÂÌ ÒÓÍ – 15 flÌÛ‡Ë 1934 „.

Issue 1922 Nominal value – 10 levs Size – 125 x 70 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top; background color – light violet Reverse – a woman in national costume feeding poultry; a house at the bottom; background colors – violet, brown Artistic design – Dimitar Gyudjenov and Nikola Kozhouharov Printed in American Bank Note Company, New York, USA In circulation from December 1923 to 30 June 1924; dead line: 15 January 1934

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1922 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓÏ‡Ú – 136 x 75 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓÂ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ É˙· – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ËÁÓ·‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ ÊÂÚ‚‡Í‡ Ò˙Ò ÒÌÓÔ Ì‡ ‡ÏÓ Ì‡ ÙÓÌ‡ Ì‡ ‰Û„Ë ÊÂÚ‚‡ÍË; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÁÂÎÂÌ, Ó‡ÌÊÂ‚ Ä‚ÚÓË Ì‡ ÔÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÑËÏËÚ˙ É˛‰ÊÂÌÓ‚, çËÍÓÎ‡ äÓÊÛı‡Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊American Bank Note Company“, ç˛ âÓÍ, ëÄô Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚Ë 1923 „. ‰Ó 30 ˛ÌË 1924 „.; Í‡ÂÌ ÒÓÍ – 15 flÌÛ‡Ë 1934 „.

Issue 1922 Nominal value – 20 levs Size – 136 x 75 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top; background color – green Reverse – a woman reaper with a sheaf slung across the shoulder against the background of other reapers; background colors – green, orange Artistic design – Dimitar Gyudjenov, Nikola Kozhouharov Printed in American Bank Note Company, New York, USA In circulation from December 1923 to 30 June 1924; dead line: 15 January 1934

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1922 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓÏ‡Ú – 142 x 80 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ É˙· – Ó‚˜‡˜Â Ò‚ËË Ì‡ Í‡‚‡Î Ë ÔÎ‡‰ÌÛ‚‡˘Ó ÒÚ‡‰Ó Ó‚ˆÂ Ä‚ÚÓË Ì‡ ÔÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÑËÏËÚ˙ É˛‰ÊÂÌÓ‚, çËÍÓÎ‡ äÓÊÛı‡Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊American Bank Note Company“, ç˛ âÓÍ, ëÄô Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚Ë 1923 „. ‰Ó 30 ˛ÌË 1924 „.; Í‡ÂÌ ÒÓÍ – 15 flÌÛ‡Ë 1934 „.

Issue 1922 Nominal value – 50 levs Size – 142 x 80 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle; background color – green Reverse – a shepherd-pipe player, sheep at midday rest nearby Artistic design – Dimitar Gyudjenov, Nikola Kozhouharov Printed in American Bank Note Company, New York, USA In circulation from December 1923 to 30 June 1924; dead line: 15 January 1934

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1922 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 100 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓÏ‡Ú – 152 x 85 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ É˙· – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ËÁÓ·‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ Ó‡˜ Ò ÔÎÛ„, ÚÂ„ÎÂÌ ÓÚ ‰‚‡ ‚ÓÎ‡ Ä‚ÚÓË Ì‡ ÔÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÑËÏËÚ˙ É˛‰ÊÂÌÓ‚, çËÍÓÎ‡ äÓÊÛı‡Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊American Bank Note Company“, ç˛ âÓÍ, ëÄô Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚Ë 1923 „. ‰Ó 30 ˛ÌË 1924 „.; Í‡ÂÌ ÒÓÍ – 15 flÌÛ‡Ë 1934 „.

Issue 1922 Nominal value – 100 levs Size – 152 x 85 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle; background color – brown Reverse – a ploughman with a plough pulled by two oxen in the middle Artistic design – Dimitar Gyudjenov, Nikola Kozhouharov Printed in American Bank Note Company, New York, USA In circulation from December 1923 to 30 June 1924; dead line: 15 January 1934

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1922 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓÏ‡Ú – 167 x 85 ÏÏ, ıÓËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙Ê‡‚ÌËflÚ „Â·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ É˙· – ËÁÓ·‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ ‡ÍÓÒÚË‡Î ÍÓ‡· Ì‡ ÔËÒÚ‡ÌË˘Â Ç‡Ì‡, ‚ ‰˙ÌÓÚÓ – ‰Û„Ë ÍÓ‡·Ë, ÊÔ ‚‡„ÓÌË, ÒÚÓÍË Ä‚ÚÓË Ì‡ ÔÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÑËÏËÚ˙ É˛‰ÊÂÌÓ‚, çËÍÓÎ‡ äÓÊÛı‡Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊American Bank Note Company“, ç˛ âÓÍ, ëÄô Ç Ó·‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚Ë 1923 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚Ë 1937 „.; Í‡ÂÌ ÒÓÍ – 15 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚Ë 1942 „.

Issue 1922 Nominal value – 500 levs Size – 167 x 85 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle; background color – blue Reverse – a picture of a ship at port Varna, ships, goods waggons, cargo at the bottom Artistic design – Dimitar Gyudjenov, Nikola Kozhouharov Printed in American Bank Note Company, New York, USA In circulation from December 1923 to 31 December 1937; dead line: 15 December 1942

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1922 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 182 x 85 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ˜Âp‚ÂÌo-Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ „pÛÔ‡ pÓÁÓ·Âp‡˜Ë Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÑËÏËÚ˙p É˛‰ÊÂÌÓ‚, çËÍÓÎ‡ äÓÊÛı‡pÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊American Bank Note Company“, ç˛ âÓpÍ, ëÄô Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1923 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1937 „.; Íp‡ÂÌ ÒpÓÍ – 15 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1942 „.

Issue 1922 Nominal value – 1,000 levs Size – 182 x 85 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle; background color – reddish brown Reverse – a picture of a group of rose-pickers Artistic design – Dimitar Gyudjenov, Nikola Kozhouharov Printed in American Bank Note Company, New York, USA In circulation from December 1923 to 31 December 1937; dead line: 15 December 1942

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1924 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 195 x 92 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ËÁÔp‡‚ÂÌ Î˙‚ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ˜Âp‚ÂÌ ÔÂ˜‡Ú Ì‡ ÅçÅ; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÁÂÎÂÌ, Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ïpËÒÚÓ ÅÓÚÂ‚ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ïpËÒÚÓ ãÓÁÂ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl, Å˙Î„‡pËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ÓÍÚÓÏ‚pË 1924 „. ‰Ó 1925 „.

Issue 1924 Nominal value – 5,000 levs Size – 195 x 92 mm, horizontal Watermark – rampant lion Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right, BNB red seal in the middle; background colors – green, brown Reverse – the picture of Hristo Botev in a vignette on the left Artistic design – Hristo Lozev Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia, Bulgaria In circulation from October 1924 to 1925

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1925 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 135 x 75 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌ Î˙‚ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ ÒÓÎÌËˆËÚÂ ‚ èÓÏÓpËÂ; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÒËÌ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl, Å˙Î„‡pËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1928 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1933 „.; Íp‡ÂÌ ÒpÓÍ – 15 flÌÛ‡pË 1937 „.

Issue 1925 Nominal value – 20 levs Size – 135 x 75 mm, horizontal Watermark – horizontally depicted lion Obverse – the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform in the middle; background colors – brown, green Reverse – Pomorie salt-works in the middle; background colors – brown, blue Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia, Bulgaria In circulation from 1928 to 31 December 1933; dead line: 15 January 1937

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1925 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 146 x 80 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ˆÂÌÚ˙p‡ „pÛÔ‡ ÊÂÚ‚‡pÍË – Ùp‡„ÏÂÌÚ ÓÚ Í‡pÚËÌ‡Ú‡ Ì‡ à‚‡Ì ÄÌ„ÂÎÓ‚ ◊ÜÂÚ‚‡“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, ÅÓpËÒ ÑÂÌÂ‚, äÓÌÒÚ‡ÌÚËÌ ô˙pÍÂÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1925 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1933 „.

Issue 1925 Nominal value – 50 levs Size – 146 x 80 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right; background color – brown Reverse – a group of reapers (fragment from Ivan Angelov’s picture “Harvest”) in the center; background color – blue Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Boris Denev, Konstantin Shturkelov Printed in Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co, London, England In circulation from 1925 to 31 December 1933

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1925 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 100 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 157 x 85 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ˜‡ÒÚ ÓÚ Í‡pÚËÌ‡Ú‡ Ì‡ ÄÌÚÓÌ åËÚÓ‚ ◊è‡Á‡p ‚ ëÓÙËfl“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, ÅÓpËÒ ÑÂÌÂ‚, äÓÌÒÚ‡ÌÚËÌ ô˙pÍÂÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1925 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1933 „.

Issue 1925 Nominal value – 100 levs Size – 157 x 85 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right; background color – blue Reverse – fragment from the picture “Sofia Market” by Anton Mitov in the middle; background color – green Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Boris Denev, Konstantin Shturkelov Printed in Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co, London, England In circulation from 1925 to 31 December 1933

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1925 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 169 x 85 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰ÂÚ‡ÈÎ ÓÚ Í‡pÚËÌ‡Ú‡ ◊ép‡˜“ Ì‡ üpÓÒÎ‡‚ ÇÂ¯ËÌ; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ˜Âp‚ÂÌÓ-Í‡Ùfl‚ Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, ÅÓpËÒ ÑÂÌÂ‚, äÓÌÒÚ‡ÌÚËÌ ô˙pÍÂÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1932 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1925 Nominal value – 500 levs Size – 169 x 85 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right; background color – green Reverse – a detail from the picture “Ploughman” by Yaroslav Veshin in the middle; background color – reddish brown Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Boris Denev, Konstantin Shturkelov Printed in Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co, London, England In circulation from 1932 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1925 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 187 x 86 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ◊ÄÎÂ„ÓpËfl Ì‡ ÔÎÓ‰ÓpÓ‰ËÂÚÓ“ ÓÚ à‚‡Ì å˙pÍ‚Ë˜Í‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, ÅÓpËÒ ÑÂÌÂ‚, äÓÌÒÚ‡ÌÚËÌ ô˙pÍÂÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1932 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1925 Nominal value – 1,000 levs Size – 187 x 86 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right; background color – brown Reverse – the picture “Allegory of Abundance” by Ivan Murkvichka in the middle; background color – blue Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Boris Denev, Konstantin Shturkelov Printed in Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co, London, England In circulation from 1932 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1925 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 200 x 85 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ˆÂÌÚ˙p‡ ıp‡Ï-Ô‡ÏÂÚÌËÍ ◊ë‚. ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p çÂ‚ÒÍË“ ‚ ëÓÙËfl; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, ÅÓpËÒ ÑÂÌÂ‚, äÓÌÒÚ‡ÌÚËÌ ô˙pÍÂÎÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ flÌÛ‡pË 1926 „. ‰Ó ÒÂÔÚÂÏ‚pË 1943 „.

Issue 1925 Nominal value – 5,000 levs Size – 200 x 85 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right; background color – violet Reverse – St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral, Sofia, in the middle; background color – brown Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Boris Denev, Konstantin Shturkelov Printed in Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co, London, England In circulation from January 1926 to September 1943

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1929 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 200 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 153 x 86 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ‰‚‡ Î˙‚‡, p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌË ‚ Íp˙„ Ò ‰Ë‡ÏÂÚ˙p 37 ÏÏ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰ÓÎÛ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡, ‚Îfl‚Ó – ‚Ó‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í Ò ‰‚‡ Î˙‚‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Ï‡ÒÎÂÌÓ ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ˆÂÌÚ˙p‡ ‰ÂÚ‡ÈÎ ÓÚ Í‡pÚËÌ‡Ú‡ ◊éÚÂˆ è‡ËÒËÈ“ Ì‡ à‚‡Ì å˙pÍ‚Ë˜Í‡ Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – Ç‡ÒËÎ á‡ı‡pËÂ‚, ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Thomas de La Rue“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ Ï‡pÚ 1941 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1929 Nominal value – 200 levs Size – 153 x 86 mm, horizontal Watermark – two lions in a 37 mm diameter circle Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle at the bottom, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right, a watermark with two lions on the left; background color – olive green Reverse – a detail from the picture “Father Paissiy” by Ivan Murkvichka in the center Artistic design – Vasil Zahariev, Alexander Bozhinov Printed in Thomas de La Rue, London, England In circulation from March 1941 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1929 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 250 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 164 x 87 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ËÁÔp‡‚ÂÌ ÊËÚÂÌ ÒÌÓÔ Ò˙Ò Ò˙pÔ, p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌ ‚ Íp˙„ Ò ‰Ë‡ÏÂÚ˙p 34 ÏÏ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ Ép˙· – Ô‡ÌÓp‡Ï‡ ÓÚ ÇÂÎËÍÓ í˙pÌÓ‚Ó Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, Ç‡ÒËÎ á‡ı‡pËÂ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Thomas de La Rue“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ÒÂÔÚÂÏ‚pË 1940 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1929 Nominal value – 250 levs Size – 164 x 87 mm, horizontal Watermark – an upright sheaf of corn with a sickle in a 34 mm circle Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right; background color – violet Reverse – a view from Veliko Turnovo Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Vasil Zahariev Printed in Thomas de La Rue, London, England In circulation from September 1940 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1929 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 173 x 89 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – „Î‡‚‡ Ì‡ ·Ó„ ïÂpÏÂÒ, p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌ‡ ‚ Íp˙„ Ò ‰Ë‡ÏÂÚ˙p 35 ÏÏ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ àÒÍ˙pÒÍÓÚÓ ‰ÂÙËÎÂ Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, Ç‡ÒËÎ á‡ı‡pËÂ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Thomas de La Rue“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‡‚„ÛÒÚ 1937 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1929 Nominal value – 500 levs Size – 173 x 89 mm, horizontal Watermark – the head of God Hermes depicted in a 35 mm circle Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right; background color – blue Reverse – a view from the Iskar Defile Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Vasil Zahariev Printed in Thomas de La Rue, London, England In circulation from August 1937 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1929 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 184 x 92 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÊÂÌÒÍ‡ „Î‡‚‡, p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌ‡ ‚ Íp˙„ Ò ‰Ë‡ÏÂÚ˙p 38 ÏÏ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÍÂpÂÏË‰ÂÌÓ˜Âp‚ÂÌ, Ì‡ ÏÂÒÚ‡ ÔpÂÎË‚‡˘ ‚ ‰pÛ„Ë Ì˛‡ÌÒË Ì‡ ˜Âp‚ÂÌÓÚÓ Ép˙· – ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ ëÂ‰ÂÏÚÂ pËÎÒÍË ÂÁÂp‡ Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, Ç‡ÒËÎ á‡ı‡pËÂ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Thomas de La Rue“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ‡‚„ÛÒÚ 1937 „. ‰Ó 1943 „.

Issue 1929 Nominal value – 1,000 levs Size – 184 x 92 mm, horizontal Watermark – a head of a woman depicted in a 38 mm circle Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right; background color – brick-red shading into different nuances of red Reverse – a view from the Seven Rila Lakes Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Vasil Zahariev Printed in Thomas de La Rue, London, England In circulation from August 1937 to 1943

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1929 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 200 x 105 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ëËÏÂÓÌ I Ò ÍÓpÓÌ‡, p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌ ‚ Íp˙„ Ò ‰Ë‡ÏÂÚ˙p 40 ÏÏ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ p. üÌÚp‡ Íp‡È ÇÂÎËÍÓ í˙pÌÓ‚Ó Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, Ç‡ÒËÎ á‡ı‡pËÂ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Thomas de La Rue“, ãÓÌ‰ÓÌ, ÄÌ„ÎËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ Ï‡pÚ 1941 „. ‰Ó 1943 „.

Issue 1929 Nominal value – 5,000 levs Size – 200 x 105 mm, horizontal Watermark – the picture of Tsar Simeon I with a crown depicted in a 40 mm circle Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right; background color – brown Reverse – a view from the Yantra river near Veliko Turnovo Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Vasil Zahariev Printed in Thomas de La Rue, London, England In circulation from March 1941 to 1943

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1938 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 173 x 90 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÍÌfl„ËÌfl å‡pËfl-ãÛËÁ‡, p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌ ‚ Íp˙„ Ò ‰Ë‡ÏÂÚ˙p 32 ÏÏ ãËˆÂ – ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ‚Ó‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊500“, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‚˙pÁ‡Ì ÊËÚÂÌ ÒÌÓÔ Ë Ò˙pÔ Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, Ç‡ÒËÎ á‡ı‡pËÂ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ÓÍÚÓÏ‚pË 1942 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1938 Nominal value – 500 levs Size – 173 x 90 mm, horizontal Watermark – the picture of Knyaginya Maria-Louiz‡ in a 32 mm circle Obverse – the coat of arms on the right, the picture of Tsar Boris III on the left, a watermark in the middle; background colors – brown, green Reverse - the figure “500” in a vignette on the left, a sheaf of corn and a sickle on the right Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Vasil Zahariev Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from October 1942 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1938 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 182 x 93 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÍÌflÁ ëËÏÂÓÌ, p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌ ‚ Íp˙„ Ò ‰Ë‡ÏÂÚ˙p 45 ÏÏ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‚Ó‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‚Ó‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í, ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‚ Íp˙„ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊1000“ Ë ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ïàãüÑÄ ãÖÇÄ“ Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, Ç‡ÒËÎ á‡ı‡pËÂ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ flÌÛ‡pË ‰Ó ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1943 „.

Issue 1938 Nominal value – 1,000 levs Size – 182 x 93 mm, horizontal Watermark – the picture of Knyaz Simeon in a 45 mm circle Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the left, a watermark on the right; background colors – brown, blue Reverse – a watermark on the left, the figure “1000” depicted in a circle and the text “ïàãüÑÄ ãEÇA” (one thousand levs) on the right Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Vasil Zahariev Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from January to December 1943

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1938 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 200 x 106 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌË ‚ Íp˙„ Ó·p‡ÁËÚÂ Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III Ë ˆ‡pËˆ‡ âÓ‡Ì‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‚Ó‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‚Ó‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊5000“, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – Ò„p‡‰‡Ú‡ Ì‡ Å˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡Ú‡ Ì‡pÓ‰Ì‡ ·‡ÌÍ‡ Ä‚ÚÓpË Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p ÅÓÊËÌÓ‚, Ç‡ÒËÎ á‡ı‡pËÂ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ÓÍÚÓÏ‚pË 1942 „. ‰Ó ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1943 „.

Issue 1938 Nominal value – 5,000 levs Size – 200 x 106 mm, horizontal Watermark – the pictures of Tsar Boris III and Tsaritsa Joanna in a circle Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the left, a watermark on the right; background color – green Reverse – a watermark on the left, a vignette with the figure “5000” on the right, the building of the Bulgarian National Bank in the middle Artistic design – Alexander Bozhinov, Vasil Zahariev Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from October 1942 to December 1943

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1940 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 175 x 90 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÙËÎË„p‡Ì, ‚Ë‰ËÏ Ò‡ÏÓ ‚ ·flÎ‡Ú‡ p‡ÏÍ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚ pÓÁÂÚÍ‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊500“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÍÓp‡·, ‡ÍÓÒÚËp‡Î Ì‡ ÔpËÒÚ‡ÌË˘Â Ç‡pÌ‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂpÎËÌ, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1941 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1940 Nominal value – 500 levs Size – 175 x 90 mm, horizontal Watermark – a filigree visible in the white frame only Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right, the figure “500” in a rosette in the middle; background color – blue Reverse – a ship at port Varna in the middle Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from 1941 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1940 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 184 x 92 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÙËÎË„p‡Ì, ‚Ë‰ËÏ Ò‡ÏÓ ‚ ·flÎ‡Ú‡ p‡ÏÍ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊1000“ ‚ pÓÁÂÚÍ‡ Ép˙· – ‚ ˆÂÌÚ˙p‡ Óp‡˜ Ò ÊÂÎÂÁÂÌ ÔÎÛ„; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂpÎËÌ, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1941 „. ‰Ó 1943 „.

Issue 1940 Nominal value – 1,000 levs Size – 184 x 92 mm, horizontal Watermark – a filigree visible in the white frame only Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right, the figure “1000” in a rosette in the middle Reverse – a ploughman with a plough in the middle; background color – brown Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from 1941 to 1943

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1942 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 173 x 90 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“, ‚Ë‰ËÏ ‚ ·flÎ‡Ú‡ p‡ÏÍ‡; ‚ ı‡pÚËÂÌ‡Ú‡ Ï‡Ò‡ Ò‡ ÔpÂÒÓ‚‡ÌË Ò‚ÂÚÎÓÒËÌË Ë Ò‚ÂÚÎÓ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚Ë ÎÂÌÚË Ò ‰pÂ·ÌË Ì‡‰ÔËÒË ◊Å˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡ Ì‡pÓ‰Ì‡ ·‡ÌÍ‡“ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚‰flÒÌÓ Ó·p‡Á Ì‡ ·˙Î„‡pÍ‡ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – Ç‡ÒËÎ á‡ı‡pËÂ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ÒÂÔÚÂÏ‚pË 1943 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1942 Nominal value – 500 levs Size – 173 x 90 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) visible in the white frame; light blue and light violet ribbons with small inscriptions “Å˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡ Ì‡pÓ‰Ì‡ ·‡ÌÍ‡” (Bulgarian National Bank) incorporated in the paper Obverse – the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the left; background color – blue Reverse – a picture of a Bulgarian woman on the right Artistic design – Vasil Zahariev Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from September 1943 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1942 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 183 x 94 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“, ‚Ë‰ËÏ ‚ ·flÎ‡Ú‡ p‡ÏÍ‡; ‚ ı‡pÚËÂÌ‡Ú‡ Ï‡Ò‡ Ò‡ ÔpÂÒÓ‚‡ÌË Ò‚ÂÚÎÓÒËÌË Ë Ò‚ÂÚÎÓ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚Ë ÎÂÌÚË Ò ‰pÂ·ÌË Ì‡‰ÔËÒË ◊Å˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡ Ì‡pÓ‰Ì‡ ·‡ÌÍ‡“ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ˜Âp‚ÂÌÓ-Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚‰flÒÌÓ „p‡‚˛p‡ ◊êËÎÒÍË Ï‡Ì‡ÒÚËp“ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – Ç‡ÒËÎ á‡ı‡pËÂ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1943 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1942 Nominal value – 1,000 levs Size – 183 x 94 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) visible in the white frame; light blue and light violet ribbons with small inscriptions “Å˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡ Ì‡pÓ‰Ì‡ ·‡ÌÍ‡” (Bulgarian National Bank) incorporated in the paper Obverse – the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the left; background color – reddish brown Reverse – the engraving “Rila Monastery” on the right Artistic design – Vasil Zahariev Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 1943 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1942 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 200 x 104 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“, ‚Ë‰ËÏ ‚ ·flÎ‡Ú‡ p‡ÏÍ‡; ‚ ı‡pÚËÂÌ‡Ú‡ Ï‡Ò‡ Ò‡ ÔpÂÒÓ‚‡ÌË Ò‚ÂÚÎÓÒËÌË Ë Ò‚ÂÚÎÓ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚Ë ÎÂÌÚË Ò ‰pÂ·ÌË Ì‡‰ÔËÒË ◊Å˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡ Ì‡pÓ‰Ì‡ ·‡ÌÍ‡“ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ˆÂÌÚ˙p‡ ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ Ò„p‡‰‡Ú‡ Ì‡ ç‡pÓ‰ÌÓÚÓ Ò˙·p‡ÌËÂ; Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – Ç‡ÒËÎ á‡ı‡pËÂ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1943 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1942 Nominal value – 5,000 levs Size – 200 x 104 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB) visible in the white frame; light blue and light violet ribbons with small inscriptions “Å˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡ Ì‡pÓ‰Ì‡ ·‡ÌÍ‡” (Bulgarian National Bank) incorporated in the paper Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle, the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the left; background color – brown Reverse – a picture of the building of the National Assembly Artistic design – Vasil Zahariev Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 1943 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1943 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 100 x 60 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ Ì‡‰ÔËÒ ◊ÑÇÄÑÖëÖíú ãEÇA“ Ë ÔÓ‰ ÌÂ„Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl, Å˙Î„‡pËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1943 „. ‰Ó 12 Ï‡È 1952 „.

Issue 1943 Nominal value – 20 levs Size – 100 x 60 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the inscription “ÑÇÄÑÖëÖíú ãEÇA” (twenty levs) in the middle and the coat of arms underneath; background color – blue Reverse – the coat of arms on the left, the figure “20” in the middle; background color – brown Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia, Bulgaria In circulation from 1943 to 12 May 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1943 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 200 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 137 x 75 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÛÔÎ˙ÚÌÂÌËfl ‚ ı‡pÚËflÚ‡, ‚Ë‰ËÏË ‚ ·flÎ‡Ú‡ p‡ÏÍ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ëËÏÂÓÌ II; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ Ô‡ÌÓp‡Ï‡ ÓÚ ÇÂÎËÍÓ í˙pÌÓ‚Ó éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂpÎËÌ, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ Ï‡È 1944 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1943 Nominal value – 200 levs Size – 137 x 75 mm, horizontal Watermark – thickened parts in the paper visible in the white frame Obverse – the coat of arms on the right, the picture of Tsar Simeon II on the left; background colors – brown, green Reverse – a view from Veliko Turnovo in the middle Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from May 1944 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1943 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 250 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 145 x 78 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÛÔÎ˙ÚÌÂÌËfl ‚ ı‡pÚËflÚ‡, ‚Ë‰ËÏË ‚ ·flÎ‡Ú‡ p‡ÏÍ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ëËÏÂÓÌ II; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – Óp‡˜ ÔpÂ‰ p‡ÎÓ Ò ‚ÔpÂ„Ì‡ÚË ·Ë‚ÓÎË éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂpÎËÌ, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ Ï‡È 1944 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1943 Nominal value – 250 levs Size – 145 x 78 mm, horizontal Watermark – thickened parts in the paper visible in the white frame Obverse – the coat of arms on the right, the picture of Tsar Simeon II on the left; background color – green Reverse – a ploughman with oxen Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from May 1944 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1943 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 155 x 80 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÛÔÎ˙ÚÌÂÌËfl ‚ ı‡pÚËflÚ‡, ‚Ë‰ËÏË ‚ ·flÎ‡Ú‡ p‡ÏÍ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ëËÏÂÓÌ II; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒËÌ, Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – Í‡pÚËÌ‡ Ò Ó‚˜‡p˜Â, Ò‚ËpÂ˘Ó Ì‡ Í‡‚‡Î Ë ÔÎ‡‰ÌÛ‚‡˘Ó ÒÚ‡‰Ó Ó‚ˆÂ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂpÎËÌ, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ ˛ÌË 1944 „. ‰Ó 16 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „.

Issue 1943 Nominal value – 500 levs Size – 155 x 80 mm, horizontal Watermark – thickened parts in the paper visible in the white frame Obverse – the coat of arms on the right, the picture of Tsar Simeon II on the left; background colors – blue, brown Reverse – a picture of a shepherd playing on the kaval and resting sheep Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany In circulation from June 1944 to 16 March 1947

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1944 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 85 x 50 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ Ç„p‡‰ÂÌË ‚ ı‡pÚËflÚ‡ pÓÁÓ‚Ë, ÒËÌË Ë ˜Âp‚ÂÌË ‚Î‡ÍÌ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ˜ÂÚËpËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“ Ë ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÇÄÑÖëÖíú ãÖÇÄ“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“, ÓÚ‰ÓÎÛ Ì‡‰ÔËÒ ◊ãÖÇÄ“, ‚ ˜ÂÚËpËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl, Å˙Î„‡pËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 9 ˛ÎË 1945 „. ‰Ó 1952 „.

Issue 1944 Nominal value – 20 levs Size – 85 x 50 mm, horizontal Watermark – pink, blue and red fibres incorporated in the paper Obverse – the figure “20” in vignettes in the four corners, the figure “20” and the text “ÑÇÄÑÖëÖíú ãEÇÄ” (twenty levs) in the middle of a vignette; background color – brown Reverse – the coat of arms in the middle, the figure “20” on the left and on the right, the inscription “ãÖÇÄ” (levs) underneath, the figure “20” in the four corners Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia, Bulgaria In circulation from 9 July 1945 to 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1945 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 200 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 138 x 76 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ pÓÏ·ÓË‰ÌË ÙÓpÏË ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚÓ‚Â ◊BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE“ Ë ◊ÑÇÖëíÄ ãÖÇÄ“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 10 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „. ‰Ó 12 Ï‡È 1952 „.

Issue 1945 Nominal value – 200 levs Size – 138 x 76 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of rhomboid forms Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle; background colors – brown, green Reverse – the texts “BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE” and “ÑÇÖëíÄ ãEÇÄ” (two hundred levs) in the middle Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 10 March 1947 to 12 May 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1945 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 250 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 144 x 78 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ pÓÏ·ÓË‰ÌË ÙÓpÏË ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓpÂ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ÔÓ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÇÖëíÄ èÖíÑÖëÖíú ãÖÇÄ“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚÓ‚Â ◊BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE“ Ë ◊ÑÇÖëíÄ èÖíÑÖëÖíú ãÖÇÄ“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 10 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „. ‰Ó 12 Ï‡È 1952 „.

Issue 1945 Nominal value – 250 levs Size – 144 x 78 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of rhomboid forms Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top, the text “ÑÇÖëíÄ èÖíÑÖëÖíú ãEÇÄ” (two hundred fifty levs) in the middle; background color – green Reverse – the texts “BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE” and “ÑÇÖëíÄ èÖíÑÖëÖíú ãEÇÄ” (two hundred fifty levs) in the middle Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 10 March 1947 to 12 May 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1945 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 157 x 81 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ pÓÏ·ÓË‰ÌË ÙÓpÏË ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊500“, ÔÓ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊èÖíëíéíàç ãÖÇÄ“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚÓ‚Â ◊BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE“ Ë ◊èÖíëíéíàç ãÖÇÄ“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 10 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „. ‰Ó 12 Ï‡È 1952 „.

Issue 1945 Nominal value – 500 levs Size – 157 x 81 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of rhomboid forms Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the figure “500” in a vignette on the right, the text “èÖíëíéíàç ãEÇÄ” (five hundred levs) in the middle; background color – blue Reverse – the texts “BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE” and “èÖíëíéíàç ãEÇÄ” (five hundred levs) in the middle Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 10 March 1947 to 12 May 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1945 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 182 x 92 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ pÓÏ·ÓË‰ÌË ÙÓpÏË ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊1000“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡, ÔÓ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ïàãüÑÄ ãÖÇÄ“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, Óı‡ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚÓ‚Â ◊BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE“ Ë ◊ïàãüÑÄ ãÖÇÄ“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 10 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „. ‰Ó 12 Ï‡È 1952 „.

Issue 1945 Nominal value – 1,000 levs Size – 182 x 92 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of rhomboid forms Obverse – the coat of arms on the left, the figure “1000” in a vignette on the right, the text “ïàãüÑÄ ãEÇÄ” (one thousand levs) in the middle; background colors – brown, ochre Reverse – the texts “BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE” and “ïàãüÑÄ ãÖÇÄ” (one thousand levs) in the middle Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 10 March 1947 to 12 May 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1945 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 196 x 105 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ pÓÏ·ÓË‰ÌË ÙÓpÏË ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ÔÓ‰ ÌÂ„Ó ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊èÖí ïàãüÑà ãÖÇÄ“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ÚÂÍÒÚÓ‚Â ◊BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE“ Ë ◊èÖí ïàãüÑà ãÖÇÄ“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 10 Ï‡pÚ 1947 „. ‰Ó 12 Ï‡È 1952 „.

Issue 1945 Nominal value – 5,000 levs Size – 196 x 105 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of rhomboid forms Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle, the text “èÖí ïàãüÑà ãÖÇÄ” (five thousand levs) underneath; background colors – brown, violet Reverse – the texts “BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE” and “èÖí ïàãüÑà ãÖÇÄ” (five thousand levs) in the middle Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 10 March 1947 to 12 May 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1947 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 82 x 47 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÌflÏ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“, ÔÓ‰ ÌÂ„Ó ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ – ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÇÄÑÖëÖí ãÖÇÄ“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ Ò„p‡‰‡Ú‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ, ‚Îfl‚Ó Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl, Å˙Î„‡pËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1947 „. ‰Ó 12 Ï‡È 1952 „.

Issue 1947 Nominal value – 20 levs Size – 82 x 47 mm, horizontal Watermark – none Obverse – the figure “20” in the middle, the text “ÑÇÄÑÖëÖí ãÖÇÄ” (twenty levs) in a vignette underneath; background color – blue Reverse – the building of the BNB in the middle, the figure “20” in vignettes on the left and on the right Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia, Bulgaria In circulation from 1947 to 12 May 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1948 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 200 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 131 x 65 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ pÓÏ·ÓË‰ÌË ÙÓpÏË ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ÏËÌ¸Óp, p‡·ÓÚÂ˘ Ò Í˙pÚ‡˜ ‚ ÏËÌ‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl, Å˙Î„‡pËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1950 „. ‰Ó 12 Ï‡È 1952 „.

Issue 1948 Nominal value – 200 levs Size – 131 x 65 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of rhomboid forms Obverse – the coat of arms on the left; background color – brown Reverse – a miner working with a jack-hammer in the mine Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia, Bulgaria In circulation from 1950 to 12 May 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1948 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 250 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 139 x 68 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ pÓÏ·ÓË‰ÌË ÙÓpÏË ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‰‚ËÊÂ˘ ÒÂ ‚Î‡Í, Ì‡‰ ÌÂ„Ó Ò‡ÏÓÎÂÚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl, Å˙Î„‡pËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1948 „. ‰Ó 12 Ï‡È 1952 „.

Issue 1948 Nominal value – 250 levs Size – 139 x 68 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of rhomboid forms Obverse – the coat of arms on the left; background color – green Reverse – a moving train in the middle, an aeroplane above it Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia, Bulgaria In circulation from 1948 to 12 May 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1948 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 158 x 80 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ pÓÏ·ÓË‰ÌË ÙÓpÏË ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – Ú˛Ú˛ÌÓ·Âp‡˜ÍË éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl, Å˙Î„‡pËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1950 „. ‰Ó 12 Ï‡È 1952 „.

Issue 1948 Nominal value – 500 levs Size – 158 x 80 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of rhomboid forms Obverse – the coat of arms on the left; background color – blue Reverse – tobacco-pickers Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia, Bulgaria In circulation from 1950 to 12 May 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1950 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 81 x 46 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ pÓÏ·ÓË‰ÌË ÙÓpÏË, ‚Ë‰ËÏ‡ ‚ ·flÎ‡Ú‡ p‡ÏÍ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ Ò„p‡‰‡Ú‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl, Å˙Î„‡pËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 24 ˛ÎË 1951 „. ‰Ó 12 Ï‡È 1952 „.

Issue 1950 Nominal value – 20 levs Size – 81 x 46 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of rhomboid forms visible in the white frame Obverse – the figure “20” in a vignette in the middle; background color – brown Reverse – the building of the BNB in the middle Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia, Bulgaria In circulation from 24 July 1951 to 12 May 1952

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1951 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1 ÎÂ‚ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 116 x 56 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“, Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚Îfl‚Ó – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊1“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡, ‚ÒÚp‡ÌË (‚‰flÒÌÓ) ‚˙pıÛ ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ – ˘ËÚ Ò Ì‡‰ÔËÒ ◊çêÅ“, Ì‡‰ ÌÂ„Ó – ÒÂpËÈÌËflÚ ÌÓÏÂp; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ‚˙pıÛ ÔÂÚÓÎ˙˜Í‡ Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 12 Ï‡È 1952 „. ‰Ó 31 Ï‡pÚ 1962 „.

Issue 1951 Nominal value – 1 lev Size – 116 x 56 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB), sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the left, the figure “1” in a vignette on the right, a shield with the inscription “çêÅ” (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) against white background on the right, the serial number above it; background color – brown Reverse – sickle and hammer on a pentacle in a vignette in the middle Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 12 May 1952 to 31 March 1962

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1951 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 3 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 120 x 60 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“, Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚Îfl‚Ó – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊3“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡, ‚ÒÚp‡ÌË (‚‰flÒÌÓ) ‚˙pıÛ ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ – ˘ËÚ Ò Ì‡‰ÔËÒ ◊çêÅ“, ÔÓ‰ ÌÂ„Ó – ÒÂpËÈÌËflÚ ÌÓÏÂp; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ‰‚Â p˙ˆÂ ‰˙pÊ‡Ú Íp˙ÒÚÓÒ‡ÌË Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 12 Ï‡È 1952 „. ‰Ó 31 Ï‡pÚ 1962 „.

Issue 1951 Nominal value – 3 levs Size – 120 x 60 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB), sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the left, the figure “3” in a vignette on the right, a shield with the inscription “çêÅ” (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) against white background on the right, the serial number under it; background color – green Reverse – two hands holding crossed sickle and hammer in a vignette in the middle Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 12 May 1952 to 31 March 1962

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1951 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 125 x 65 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“, Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊5“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË, ‚ÒÚp‡ÌË (‚‰flÒÌÓ) ‚˙pıÛ ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ – ˘ËÚ Ò Ì‡‰ÔËÒ ◊çêÅ“, Ì‡‰ ÌÂ„Ó – ÒÂpËÈÌËflÚ ÌÓÏÂp; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒËÌ, ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ Ì‡ ÙÓÌ‡ Ì‡ Î˙˜Ë ‰‚Â p˙ˆÂ ‰˙pÊ‡Ú Íp˙ÒÚÓÒ‡ÌË Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 12 Ï‡È 1952 „. ‰Ó 31 Ï‡pÚ 1962 „.

Issue 1951 Nominal value – 5 levs Size – 125 x 65 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB), sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms in the middle, the figure “5” in vignettes on the right and on the left, a shield with the inscription “çêÅ” (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) against white background on the right, the serial number above it; background colors – blue, green Reverse – two hands holding crossed sickle and hammer in a vignette against the background of beams Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 12 May 1952 to 31 March 1962

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1951 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 135 x 70 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“, Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÉÂÓp„Ë ÑËÏËÚpÓ‚, ‚ÒÚp‡ÌË (‚‰flÒÌÓ) ‚˙pıÛ ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ – ˘ËÚ Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊10“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ˜Âp‚ÂÌÓ-Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚‰flÒÌÓ ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ Úp‡ÍÚÓp éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 12 Ï‡È 1952 „. ‰Ó 31 Ï‡pÚ 1962 „.

Issue 1951 Nominal value – 10 levs Size – 135 x 70 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB), sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the right, the picture of Georgi Dimitrov on the left, a shield with the figure “10” against white background on the right; background color – reddish brown Reverse – a tractor on the right Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 12 May 1952 to 31 March 1962

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1951 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 25 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 145 x 76 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“, Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÉÂÓp„Ë ÑËÏËÚpÓ‚, ‚ÒÚp‡ÌË (‚‰flÒÌÓ) ‚˙pıÛ ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ – ˘ËÚ Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊25“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒË‚Ó-ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ „pÛÔ‡ ·pË„‡‰ËpË ÔÓÒÚ‡‚flÚ ÊÔ pÂÎÒË éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 12 Ï‡È 1952 „. ‰Ó 31 Ï‡pÚ 1962 „.

Issue 1951 Nominal value – 25 levs Size – 145 x 76 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB), sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the right, the picture of Georgi Dimitrov on the left, a shield with the figure “25” against white background on the right; background color – grey-blue Reverse – a youth brigade installing rails in the middle Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 12 May 1952 to 31 March 1962

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1951 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 157 x 80 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ◊ÅçÅ“, Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÉÂÓp„Ë ÑËÏËÚpÓ‚, ‚ÒÚp‡ÌË (‚‰flÒÌÓ) ‚˙pıÛ ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ – ˘ËÚ Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊50“; ÓÒÌÓ‚eÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ pÓÁÓ·Âp‡˜Í‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 12 Ï‡È 1952 „. ‰Ó 31 Ï‡pÚ 1962 „.

Issue 1951 Nominal value – 50 levs Size – 157 x 80 mm, horizontal Watermark – “ÅçÅ” (BNB), sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the right, the picture of Georgi Dimitrov on the left, a shield with the figure “50” against white background on the right; background color – brown Reverse – a picture of a woman rose-picker in the middle Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 12 May 1952 to 31 March 1962

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1951 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 100 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 165 x 85 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ‰‚Â p˙ˆÂ ‰˙pÊ‡Ú Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÉÂÓp„Ë ÑËÏËÚpÓ‚; ‚ÒÚp‡ÌË (‚‰flÒÌÓ) ‚˙pıÛ ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ – ˘ËÚ Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊100“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ „pÓÁ‰Ó·Âp‡˜Í‡ ‚ Ì‡ˆËÓÌ‡ÎÌ‡ ÌÓÒËfl éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 12 Ï‡È 1952 „. ‰Ó 31 Ï‡pÚ 1962 „.

Issue 1951 Nominal value – 100 levs Size – 165 x 85 mm, horizontal Watermark – two hands holding sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the right, the picture of Georgi Dimitrov on the left, a shield with the figure “100” against white background on the right; background color – green Reverse – a picture of a woman picking grapes in national costume in the middle Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 12 May 1952 to 31 March 1962

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1951 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 200 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 175 x 90 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ‰‚Â p˙ˆÂ ‰˙pÊ‡Ú Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÉÂÓp„Ë ÑËÏËÚpÓ‚; ‚ÒÚp‡ÌË (‚‰flÒÌÓ) ‚˙pıÛ ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ – ˘ËÚ Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊200“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ Ú˛Ú˛ÌÓ·Âp‡˜Ë éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 12 Ï‡È 1952 „. ‰Ó 31 Ï‡pÚ 1962 „.

Issue 1951 Nominal value – 200 levs Size – 175 x 90 mm, horizontal Watermark – two hands holding sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms in a vignette on the right, the picture of Georgi Dimitrov on the left, a shield with the figure “200” against white background on the right; background color – blue Reverse – tobacco-pickers in the middle Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 12 May 1952 to 31 March 1962

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1962 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1 ÎÂ‚ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 105 x 54 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ ÒÚËÎËÁËp‡ÌË Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚Îfl‚Ó – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊1“ Ë ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÖÑàç ãÖÇ“; ‚ÒÚp‡ÌË (‚‰flÒÌÓ) – ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ Ò ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊1“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó Ô‡ÏÂÚÌËÍ˙Ú Ì‡ ‚p˙ı òËÔÍ‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 flÌÛ‡pË 1962 „. ‰Ó 31 ÓÍÚÓÏ‚pË 1996 „.

Issue 1962 Nominal value – 1 lev Size – 105 x 54 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of stylized sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the left, the figure “1” and the text “ÖÑàç ãÖÇ” (one lev) in the middle, and on the right the figure “1” in a vignette against white margin; background color – brown Reverse – the Shipka peak monument on the left Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 1 January 1962 to 31 October 1996

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1962 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 2 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 110 x 56 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ ÒÚËÎËÁËp‡ÌË Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚Îfl‚Ó – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊2“ Ë ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÇÄ ãÖÇÄ“; ‚ÒÚp‡ÌË (‚‰flÒÌÓ) – ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ Ò ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊2“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÁÂÎÂÌ, ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚‰flÒÌÓ „pÓÁ‰Ó·Âp‡˜Í‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 flÌÛ‡pË 1962 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1996 „.

Issue 1962 Nominal value – 2 levs Size – 110 x 56 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of stylized sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the left, the figure “2” and the text “ÑÇÄ ãÖÇÄ” (two levs) in the middle, and on the right the figure “2” in a vignette against white margin background colors – green, blue Reverse – a woman picking grapes on the right Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 1 January 1962 to 31 December 1996

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1962 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 115 x 59 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ ÒÚËÎËÁËp‡ÌË Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚Îfl‚Ó – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ Ò ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊5“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚eÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ˜Âp‚ÂÌo-Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ ÚÛpËÒÚË˜ÂÒÍË ÍÓÏÔÎÂÍÒ ◊áÎ‡ÚÌË ÔflÒ˙ˆË“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 flÌÛ‡pË 1962 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1996 „.

Issue 1962 Nominal value – 5 levs Size – 115 x 59 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of stylized sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the left, the figure “5” in a vignette against white margin on the right; background color – reddish brown Reverse – view from “Zlatni Pyasatzi” resort Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 1 January 1962 to 31 December 1996

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1962 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 119 x 62 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ‰‚Â p˙ˆÂ ‰˙pÊ‡Ú Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊10“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÉÂÓp„Ë ÑËÏËÚpÓ‚; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ ÑÂ‚ÌÂÌÒÍËÚÂ ıËÏË˜ÂÒÍË Á‡‚Ó‰Ë éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 flÌÛ‡pË 1962 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1996 „.

Issue 1962 Nominal value – 10 levs Size – 119 x 62 mm, horizontal Watermark – two hands holding sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms in the middle, the figure “10” in a vignette against white margin on the right; the picture of Georgi Dimitrov on the left; background color – blue Reverse – view from Devnya Chemical Works Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 1 January 1962 to 31 December 1996

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1962 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 125 x 65 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ‰‚Â p˙ˆÂ ‰˙pÊ‡Ú Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚Îfl‚Ó – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ Ò ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊20“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ íÖñ ◊å‡pËˆ‡-ËÁÚÓÍ“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 flÌÛ‡pË 1962 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1997 „.

Issue 1962 Nominal value – 20 levs Size – 125 x 65 mm, horizontal Watermark – two hands holding sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the left, the figure “20” in a vignette against white margin on the right; background color – brown Reverse – view from “Maritza Iztok” thermoelectric power station Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 1 January 1962 to 31 December 1997

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1974 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1 ÎÂ‚ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 105 x 54 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ ÒÚËÎËÁËp‡ÌË Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚Îfl‚Ó – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊1“ Ë ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÖÑàç ãÖÇ“, ‡ ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ Ò ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊1“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó Ô‡ÏÂÚÌËÍ˙Ú Ì‡ ‚p˙ı òËÔÍ‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 flÌÛ‡pË 1974 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1996 „.

Issue 1974 Nominal value – 1 lev Size – 105 x 54 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of stylized sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the left, the figure “1” and the text “ÖÑàç ãÖÇ” (one lev) in the middle, the figure “1” in a vignette against white margin on the right; background color – brown Reverse – the monument on Shipka peak on the left Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 1 January 1974 to 31 December 1996

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1974 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 2 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 110 x 56 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ ÒÚËÎËÁËp‡ÌË Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚Îfl‚Ó – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊2“ Ë ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÇÄ ãÖÇÄ“, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ Ò ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊2“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒËÌ, ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚‰flÒÌÓ „pÓÁ‰Ó·Âp‡˜Í‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 flÌÛ‡pË 1974 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1996 „.

Issue 1974 Nominal value – 2 levs Size – 110 x 56 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of stylized sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the left, the figure “2” and the text “ÑÇÄ ãÖÇÄ” (two levs) in the middle, the figure “2” in a vignette against white margin on the right; background colors – blue, green Reverse – a picture of a woman picking grapes on the right Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 1 January 1974 to 31 December 1996

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1974 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 115 x 59 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ ÒÚËÎËÁËp‡ÌË Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚Îfl‚Ó – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ Ò ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ ◊5“ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚eÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ˜Â‚ÂÌÓ-Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ ÚÛpËÒÚË˜ÂÒÍË ÍÓÏÔÎÂÍÒ ◊áÎ‡ÚÌË ÔflÒ˙ˆË“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 15 ˛ÎË 1974 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1996 „.

Issue 1974 Nominal value – 5 levs Size – 115 x 59 mm, horizontal Watermark – a net of stylized sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the left, the figure “5” in a vignette against white margin on the right; background color – reddish brown Reverse – view from “Zlatni Pyasatzi” resort Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 15 July 1974 to 31 December 1996

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1974 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 119 x 62 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ‰‚Â p˙ˆÂ ‰˙pÊ‡Ú Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ Ò ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊10“, ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÉÂÓp„Ë ÑËÏËÚpÓ‚; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ ÑÂ‚ÌÂÌÒÍËÚÂ ıËÏË˜ÂÒÍË Á‡‚Ó‰Ë éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 15 ˛ÎË 1974 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1996 „.

Issue 1974 Nominal value – 10 levs Size – 119 x 62 mm, horizontal Watermark – two hands holding sickle and hammer Obverse - asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms in the middle, the figure “10” in a vignette against white margin on the right, the picture of Georgi Dimitrov on the left; background color – blue Reverse – view from Devnya Chemical Works Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 15 July 1974 to 31 December 1996

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1974 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 125 x 65 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ‰‚Â p˙ˆÂ ‰˙pÊ‡Ú Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚ ·flÎÓÚÓ ÔÓÎÂ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“; ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÉÂÓp„Ë ÑËÏËÚpÓ‚; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ íÖñ ◊å‡pËˆ‡-ËÁÚÓÍ“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 15 ˛ÎË 1974 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1997 „.

Issue 1974 Nominal value – 20 levs Size – 125 x 65 mm, horizontal Watermark – two hands holding sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the coat of arms on the right, the figure “20” in a vignette against white margin, the picture of Georgi Dimitrov on the left; background color – brown Reverse – view from “Maritza Iztok” thermoelectric power station Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 15 July 1974 to 31 December 1997

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1990 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 130 x 70 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ‰‚Â p˙ˆÂ ‰˙pÊ‡Ú Ò˙pÔ Ë ˜ÛÍ ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ·flÎÓ ÔÓÎÂ Ò ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡, ‚ ÌÂfl ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊50“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ËÁ„ÎÂ‰ ÓÚ ı˙ÎÏ‡ ñ‡pÂ‚Âˆ ‚˙‚ ÇÂÎËÍÓ í˙pÌÓ‚Ó Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÑËÏËÚ˙p íÓ¯Â‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 22 ÌÓÂÏ‚pË 1990 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1997 „.

Issue 1990 Nominal value – 50 levs Size – 130 x 70 mm, horizontal Watermark – two hands holding sickle and hammer Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; he coat of arms in the middle, the figure “50” in a vignette against white margin on the right; background colors – brown, green Reverse – a view from Tsarevets in Veliko Turnovo Artistic design – Dimitar Toshev Printed in Goznak, USSR In circulation from 22 November 1990 to 31 December 1997

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1991 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 119 x 59 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ËÁÔp‡‚ÂÌ Î˙‚, p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌ ‚ ‰flÒÌ‡Ú‡ ˜‡ÒÚ Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – Ú˙ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò˙Ò Ò‚ÂÚ˙Î ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÅçÅ“ ãËˆÂ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÑÂÒËÒÎ‡‚‡, ‰‡pËÚÂÎÍ‡ Ì‡ ÅÓflÌÒÍ‡Ú‡ ˆ˙pÍ‚‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ‚‰flÒÌÓ ÅÓflÌÒÍ‡Ú‡ ˆ˙pÍ‚‡, ‚Îfl‚Ó – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊20“ Ë ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÑÇÄÑÖëÖí ãÖÇÄ“ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÌÚÓÌËÈ à‚‡ÌÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 ÌÓÂÏ‚pË 1992 „. ‰Ó 31 ˛ÎË 1998 „.

Issue 1991 Nominal value – 20 levs Size – 119 x 59 mm, horizontal Watermark – a rampant lion depicted on the right of the obverse Security thread – a dark thread with the initials “ÅçÅ” (BNB) appearing as light microprint Obverse – the picture of Desislava, a donor of Boyana Church; background color – blue Reverse – the Boyana Church on the right, the figure “20” and the text “ÑÇÄÑÖëÖí ãÖÇÄ” (twenty levs) on the left Artistic design – Antonii Ivanov Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 1 November 1992 to 31 July 1998

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1991 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 100 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 131 x 65 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ËÁÔp‡‚ÂÌ Î˙‚ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – Ú˙ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÅçÅ“ áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÒÎÂÔË „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ‰‚Â pÂÎÂÙÌË ÚÓ˜ÍË ãËˆÂ – ‡‚ÚÓÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ á‡ı‡pËÈ áÓ„p‡Ù; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, Ê˙ÎÚ Ép˙· – ‚‰flÒÌÓ ÙpÂÒÍ‡Ú‡ ◊äÓÎÂÎÓÚÓ Ì‡ ÊË‚ÓÚ‡“ Ì‡ á‡ı‡pËÈ áÓ„p‡Ù ÓÚ èpÂÓ·p‡ÊÂÌÒÍËfl Ï‡Ì‡ÒÚËp, ‚Îfl‚Ó – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊100“ Ë ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ëíé ãÖÇÄ“ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÌÚÓÌËÈ à‚‡ÌÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 ÌÓÂÏ‚pË 1991 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1999 „.

Issue 1991 Nominal value – 100 levs Size – 131 x 65 mm, horizontal Watermark – a rampant lion depicted on the right of the obverse; Security thread – a dark thread with microprint “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Designation for blind people – two embossed circles Obverse – a self-portrait of the painter Zaharii Zograf; background colors – brown, yellow Reverse – the fresco “The Circle of Life” by Zaharii Zograf on the right, the figure “100” and the text “ëíé ãÖÇÄ” (one hundred levs) on the left Artistic design – Äntonii Ivanov Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 1 November 1991 to 31 December 1999

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1992 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 125 x 62 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ËÁÔp‡‚ÂÌ Î˙‚ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – Ú˙ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÅçÅ“ ãËˆÂ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ïpËÒÚÓ É. Ñ‡ÌÓ‚, ‚‰flÒÌÓ – ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊èÖíÑÖëÖí ãÖÇÄ“ Ë ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊50“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ Ép˙· – ÔÂ˜‡Ú‡pÒÍ‡ Ï‡¯ËÌ‡ ÓÚ XIX ‚ÂÍ, ‚Îfl‚Ó ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊50“ Ë ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊èÖíÑÖëÖí ãÖÇÄ“ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÌÚÓÌËÈ à‚‡ÌÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 ÌÓÂÏ‚pË 1992 „. ‰Ó 31 ˛ÎË 1998 „.

Issue 1992 Nominal value – 50 levs Size – 125 x 62 mm, horizontal Watermark – a rampant lion Security thread – a dark thread with the initials “ÅçÅ” (BNB) appearing as light microprint Obverse – the picture of Hristo Danov, the text “èÖíÑÖëÖí ãÖÇÄ” (fifty levs) and the figure “50”; background color – violet Reverse – a printing press from the 19th century on the right, the figure “50” and the text “èÖíÑÖëÖí ãÖÇÄ” (fifty levs) Artistic design – Antonii Ivanov Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 1 November 1992 to 31 July 1998

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1992 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 200 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 137 x 68 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ËÁÔp‡‚ÂÌ Î˙‚ OÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÅçÅ“ áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÒÎÂÔË „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ÚÓ˜Í‡ Ë ÚpË˙„˙ÎÌËÍ ãËˆÂ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ à‚‡Ì Ç‡ÁÓ‚; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚‰flÒÌÓ ÎËp‡ Ë Î‡‚pÓ‚ ‚ÂÌÂˆ – ÎËÚÂp‡ÚÛpÌ‡ Ì‡„p‡‰‡, ‚p˙˜ÂÌ‡ Ì‡ ÔÓÂÚ‡ ÔpÂÁ 1895 „. Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÌÚÓÌËÈ à‚‡ÌÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 ÌÓÂÏ‚pË 1992 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1999 „.

Issue 1992 Nominal value – 200 levs Size – 137 x 68 mm, horizontal Watermark – a rampant lion Security thread – a dark thread with microprint “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Designation for blind people – a circle and a triangle Obverse – the picture of Ivan Vazov; background color – brown Reverse – a lyre and a laurel wreath – literary prize bestowed on the poet in 1895 Artistic design – Antonii Ivanov Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 1 November 1992 to 31 December 1999

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1993 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 143 x 71 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÑÓ·pË ïpËÒÚÓ‚ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÅçÅ“ áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÒÎÂÔË „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ‰‚‡ ÚpË˙„˙ÎÌËÍ‡ Ë Í‚‡‰p‡Ú ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÍÓÏÔÓÁËÚÓp‡ ÑÓ·pË ïpËÒÚÓ‚, ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ÏÓpÒÍË ‚˙ÎÌË, ˜‡ÈÍË Ë Ò„p‡‰‡Ú‡ Ì‡ Ç‡pÌÂÌÒÍ‡Ú‡ ÓÔÂp‡ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÄÌÚÓÌËÈ à‚‡ÌÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 ÌÓÂÏ‚pË 1993 „.‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1999 „.

Issue 1993 Nominal value – 500 levs Size – 143 x 71mm, horizontal Watermark – the picture of Dobri Hristov Security thread – a dark thread with microprint “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Designation for blind people – two triangles and a square Obverse – the picture of the composer Dobri Hristov; background color – green Reverse – the building of the Varna Opera, sea waves and gulls Artistic design – Antonii Ivanov Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 1 November 1993 to 31 December 1999

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1994 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 149 x 74 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ Ç‡ÒËÎ ãÂ‚ÒÍË éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÅçÅ“ áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÒÎÂÔË „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ÚpË˙„˙ÎÌËÍ Ë ÚÓ˜Í‡ ãËˆÂ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ Ç‡ÒËÎ ãÂ‚ÒÍË, ÎËÚÓ„p‡ÙËfl ◊ë‚Ó·Ó‰Ì‡ Å˙Î„‡pËfl“ Ì‡ É. Ñ‡Ì˜Ó‚, ‡ÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – Ô‡ÏÂÚÌËÍ˙Ú Ì‡ Ç‡ÒËÎ ãÂ‚ÒÍË ‚ ëÓÙËfl Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 1 ÌÓÂÏ‚pË 1994 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1999 „.

Issue 1994 Nominal value – 1,000 levs Size – 149 x 74 mm, horizontal Watermark – the picture of Vasil Levski Security thread with microprint “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Designation for blind people – a triangle and a circle Obverse – the picture of Vasil Levski, the lithography “Liberated Bulgaria” by Georgi Danchov, anti-copy stripe; background color – green Reverse – the monument of Vasil Levski in Sofia Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 1 November 1994 to 31 December 1999

ë˙˘ËflÚ ‰ËÁ‡ÈÌ Â ËÁÔÓÎÁ‚‡Ì Á‡ ÂÏËÒËfl 1996 „., Í‡ÚÓ Â ‰Ó·‡‚ÂÌ‡ ıÓÎÓ„p‡ÏÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡ Ë ÔÓ‰ÔËÒ˙Ú Ì‡ í. Ç˙Î˜Â‚ Â ÒÏÂÌÂÌ Ò ÚÓÁË Ì‡ ÒÎÂ‰‚‡˘Ëfl ÛÔp‡‚ËÚÂÎ Ì‡ ÅçÅ ã. îËÎËÔÓ‚. á‡ ÂÏËÒËfl 1997 „. Â ËÁÔÓÎÁ‚‡Ì Ò˙˘ËflÚ ‰ËÁ‡ÈÌ, Í‡ÚÓ ÒÂ ÔpÂÏ‡ı‚‡ ıÓÎÓ„p‡ÏÌ‡Ú‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡ Ë ÔÓ‰ÔËÒ˙Ú Ì‡ ã. îËÎËÔÓ‚ Â ÒÏÂÌÂÌ Ò ÚÓÁË Ì‡ ÌÓ‚Ëfl ÛÔp‡‚ËÚÂÎ Ì‡ ÅçÅ ë. É‡‚pËÈÒÍË. í‡ÁË ÂÏËÒËfl Â ÓÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ èÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡Ú‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ.

The same design was used for the 1996 Issue with two changes: a hologram stripe was added and the signature of the governor Todor Vulchev was replaced with the signature of the governor Lyubomir Filipov. In 1997 the same design was used: the hologram stripe was removed and the governor‘s signature was replaced with the signature of the new governor of the BNB (Svetoslav Gavriiski). This Issue was printed in BNB Printing Works.

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1994 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 2000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 155 x 77 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓÎÛÚÓÌÓ‚ ÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ çËÍÓÎ‡ îË˜Â‚ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÅçÅ“ áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÒÎÂÔË „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ‰‚‡ Ôp‡‚Ó˙„˙ÎÌËÍ‡ ãËˆÂ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ çËÍÓÎ‡ îË˜Â‚; ‡ÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ép˙· – ˆ˙pÍ‚‡Ú‡ ◊ë‚ÂÚ‡ ípÓËˆ‡“ ‚ ë‚Ë˘Ó‚, ÏÓÒÚ˙Ú ÔpË „p‡‰ ÅflÎ‡ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 21 ÌÓÂÏ‚pË 1994 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1999 „.

Issue 1994 Nominal value – 2,000 levs Size – 155 x 77 mm, horizontal Watermark – a half-tone portrait of Nikola Fichev Security thread with the initials “ÅçÅ” (BNB) appearing as microprint Designation for blind people – two rectangles Obverse – the portrait of Nikola Fichev; anti-copy stripe; background color – blue Reverse – the “Holy Trinity” Church in the town of Svishtov, the bridge near Byala Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 21 November 1994 to 31 December 1999

ë˙˘ËflÚ ‰ËÁ‡ÈÌ Â ËÁÔÓÎÁ‚‡Ì Á‡ ÂÏËÒËfl 1996 „., Í‡ÚÓ ÔÓ‰ÔËÒ˙Ú Ì‡ í. Ç˙Î˜Â‚ Â ÒÏÂÌÂÌ Ò ÚÓÁË Ì‡ ÒÎÂ‰‚‡˘Ëfl ÛÔp‡‚ËÚÂÎ Ì‡ ÅçÅ ã. îËÎËÔÓ‚.

In 1996 the same design was used for the 1996 issue with the following change: the signature of the governor Todor Vulchev was replaced with the signature of the governor Lyubomir Filipov.

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1996 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 161 x 80 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓÎÛÚÓÌÓ‚ ÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ á‡ı‡pË ëÚÓflÌÓ‚ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÅçÅ“ áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÒÎÂÔË „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ‰‚‡ ÚpË˙„˙ÎÌËÍ‡ ãËˆÂ – ÔÓpÚpÂÚ˙Ú Ì‡ á‡ı‡pË ëÚÓflÌÓ‚, ‡ÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡, ‡ÌÚËÍÓÔËpÂÌ ÂÎÂÏÂÌÚ (·ÛÍ‚Ë ◊ÅçÅ“ Ò ÔpÓÏÂÌfl˘ ÒÂ ˆ‚flÚ); ÓÒÌÓ‚eÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ˜Âp‚ÂÌÓ-‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ Ép˙· – Ô‡ÏÂÚÌËÍ˙Ú Ì‡ ë˙Â‰ËÌÂÌËÂÚÓ ‚ èÎÓ‚‰Ë‚ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 17 ˛ÌË 1996 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1999 „.

Issue 1996 Nominal value – 5,000 levs Size – 161 x 80 mm, horizontal Watermark – a half-tone portrait of Zahari Stoyanov Security thread with microprint “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Designation for blind people – two triangles Obverse – the portrait of Zahari Stoyanov, ‡n anti-copy stripe, an anti-copy element (the letters “ÅçÅ” with alternating colors); background color – red-violet Reverse – the monument in Plovdiv, dedicated to Eastern Roumelia’s union with Bulgaria Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 17 June 1996 to 31 December 1999

ë˙˘ËflÚ ‰ËÁ‡ÈÌ, ÌÓ ·ÂÁ ıÓÎÓ„p‡ÏÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡, Â ËÁÔÓÎÁ‚‡Ì Á‡ ÂÏËÒËfl 1997 „.

The same design without a hologram stripe was used for the 1997 issue.

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1996 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 167 x 80 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ ÇÎ‡‰ËÏËp ÑËÏËÚpÓ‚-å‡ÈÒÚÓp‡ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÅçÅ“ áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÒÎÂÔË „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – Ôp‡‚Ó˙„˙ÎÌËÍ Ë ÚÓ˜Í‡ ãËˆÂ – ÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ ÇÎ‡‰ËÏËp ÑËÏËÚpÓ‚-å‡ÈÒÚÓp‡, ‚˙‚ ÙÓÌ‡ – ç‡ˆËÓÌ‡ÎÌ‡Ú‡ ıÛ‰ÓÊÂÒÚ‚ÂÌ‡ ‡Í‡‰ÂÏËfl. AÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡, ‡ÌÚËÍÓÔËpÂÌ ÂÎÂÏÂÌÚ (·ÛÍ‚Ë ◊ÅçÅ“); ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ˜Â‚ÂÌ, ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – Ùp‡„ÏÂÌÚË ÓÚ Ú‚Óp·Ë Ì‡ ıÛ‰ÓÊÌËÍ‡ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 9 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1996 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1999 „.

Issue 1996 Nominal value – 10,000 levs Size – 167 x 80 mm, horizontal Watermark – a portrait of Vladimir Dimitrov-Maystora Security thread with microprint “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Designation for blind people – a rectangle and a circle; Obverse – the portrait of Vladimir Dimitrov – Maystora, the building of the National Academy of Arts in the background, an anti-copy stripe and an anti-copy element (the letters “ÅçÅ”); background colors – brown, red, green Reverse – fragments of the painter’s works Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 9 December 1996 to 31 December 1999

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1997 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 112 x 62 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓÎÛÚÓÌÓ‚Ó ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ ËÁÔp‡‚ÂÌ Î˙‚ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÌÂ„‡ÚË‚ÂÌ ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÅçÅ“ áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÒÎÂÔË „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – Ôp‡‚Ó˙„˙ÎÌËÍ Ë ÚÓ˜Í‡ ãËˆÂ – ÔÓpÚpÂÚ˙Ú Ì‡ ‰-p èÂÚ˙p ÅÂpÓÌ, ‡ÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡, ‡ÌÚËÍÓÔËpÂÌ ÂÎÂÏÂÌÚ (·ÛÍ‚Ë ◊ÅçÅ“); ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Ï‡ÒÎÂÌÓ ÁÂÎÂÌ Ép˙· – ÒÍËˆË ÓÚ Ì‡Û˜ÌËÚÂ ÚpÛ‰Ó‚Â Ì‡ è. ÅÂpÓÌ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 27 ÓÍÚÓÏ‚pË 1997 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1999 „.

Issue 1997 Nominal value – 10,000 levs Size – 112 x 62 mm, horizontal Watermark – a half-tone image of a rampant lion Security thread with the initials “ÅçÅ” (BNB) appearing as negative microprint Designation for blind people – a triangle and a circle Obverse – the portrait of Doctor Peter Beron, an anti-copy stripe and an anti-copy element (the letters “ÅçÅ”); background color – olive green Reverse – sketches of Doctor Peter Beron’s scientific studies Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 27 October 1997 to 31 December 1999

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1997 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 120 x 66 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓÎÛÚÓÌÓ‚Ó ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ ËÁÔp‡‚ÂÌ Î˙‚ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ÅçÅ“ áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÒÎÂÔË „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ‰‚‡ ÚpË˙„˙ÎÌËÍ‡ ãËˆÂ – äËpËÎ Ë åÂÚÓ‰ËÈ ÓÚ Ô‡ÏÂÚÌËÍ‡ ÔpÂ‰ ç‡pÓ‰Ì‡Ú‡ ·Ë·ÎËÓÚÂÍ‡ ‚ ëÓÙËfl. AÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡, ‡ÌÚËÍÓÔËpÂÌ ÂÎÂÏÂÌÚ (·ÛÍ‚Ë ◊ÅçÅ“); ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ÒË‚, ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ Ép˙· – Ù‡ÍÒËÏËÎÂ ÓÚ ◊àÒÚÓpËfl ÒÎ‡‚flÌÓ·˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡“ ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 8 Ï‡È 1997 „. ‰Ó 31 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 1999 „.

Issue 1997 Nominal value – 50,000 levs Size – 120 x 66 mm, horizontal Watermark – a half-tone image of a rampant lion Security thread with the initials “ÅçÅ” (BNB) appearing as microprint Designation for blind people – two triangles Obverse – the sculpture of Cyril and Methodius in front of the National Library in Sofia. An anti-copy stripe and an anti-copy element (the letters “ÅçÅ”); background colors – grey, violet Reverse – a facsimile of the “Slaveno-Bulgarian History”; background colors – brown, violet Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany In circulation from 8 May 1997 to 31 December 1999

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1999 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1 ÎÂ‚ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 112 ı 60 ÏÏ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓÎÛÚÓÌÓ‚Ó ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ ËÁÔp‡‚ÂÌ Î˙‚ ãËˆÂ – ËÍÓÌ‡ ÓÚ 1789 „. Ì‡ ë‚. à‚‡Ì êËÎÒÍË ÓÚ ˆ˙pÍ‚‡Ú‡ “ìÒÔÂÌËÂ Ì‡ èpÂÒ‚ÂÚ‡ ÅÓ„ÓpÓ‰Ëˆ‡” ‰Ó êËÎÒÍËfl Ï‡Ì‡ÒÚËp Ép˙· – ÉÎ‡‚Ì‡Ú‡ ˆ˙pÍ‚‡ Ì‡ êËÎÒÍËfl Ï‡Ì‡ÒÚËp ÄÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡ – ıÓÎÓ„p‡ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ – pÓÏ·ÓË‰ÌË ÂÎÂÏÂÌÚË êÂÎÂÙÂÌ ÔÂ˜‡Ú Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ åËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ Ë Ì‡ Ó·p‡ÚÌ‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – Ú˙ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò˙Ò Ò‚ÂÚ˙Î ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ “ÅçÅ” áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÌÂÁpfl˘Ë „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ÚpË˙„˙ÎÌËÍ Ë Íp˙„ éÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ˜Âp‚ÂÌ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – ÍÓÎÂÍÚË‚ ÓÚ èÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ èÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ, ëÓÙËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 5 ˛ÎË 1999 „.

Issue 1999 Nominal value – 1 lev Size – 112 ı 60 mm Watermark – a half-tone image of a rampant lion Obverse – an icon of 1789 of St. Ivan Rilski from the Uspenie Bogorodichno (Assumption) Church near the Rila Monastery Reverse – the main Rila Monastery church An anti-copy stripe – a hologram stripe consisting of rhomboid elements Obverse side embossed print Obverse and reverse microprint Security thread – microprint “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Marks for visually impaired people – a triangle and a circle Background color – red Artistic design – BNB Printing Works team Printed in the BNB Printing Works, Sofia In circulation as of 5 July 1999

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1999 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 2 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 116 ı 64 ÏÏ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓÎÛÚÓÌÓ‚Ó ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ ËÁÔp‡‚ÂÌ Î˙‚ ãËˆÂ – ÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ è‡ËÒËÈ ïËÎÂÌ‰‡pÒÍË Ép˙· – Ù‡ÍÒËÏËÎÂ ÓÚ áÓ„p‡ÙÒÍ‡Ú‡ ˜ÂpÌÓ‚‡ Ì‡ “àÒÚÓpËfl ÒÎ‡‚flÌÓ·˙Î„‡pÒÍ‡” ÄÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡ – ıÓÎÓ„p‡ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡, ËÁ„p‡‰ÂÌ‡ ÓÚ pÓÏ·ÓË‰ÌË ÂÎÂÏÂÌÚË êÂÎÂÙÂÌ ÔÂ˜‡Ú Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ åËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ Ë Ì‡ Ó·p‡ÚÌ‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – Ú˙ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò˙Ò Ò‚ÂÚ˙Î ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ “ÅçÅ” áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÌÂÁpfl˘Ë „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ‰‚‡ Ôp‡‚Ó˙„˙ÎÌËÍ‡ éÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ èÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ, ëÓÙËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 5 ˛ÎË 1999 „.

Issue 1999 Nominal value – 2 levs Size – 116 ı 64 mm Watermark – a half-tone image of a rampant lion Obverse – a portrait of Pagisios of Chillandar Reverse – a facsimile of the Zografou draft of the “Historiae Sclavo-Bulgaricus” An anti-copy stripe – a hologram stripe consisting of rhomboid elements Obverse side embossed print Obverse and reverse microprint Security thread – microprint “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Marks for visually impaired people – two rectangles Background color – violet Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in the BNB Printing Works, Sofia In circulation as of 5 July 1999

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1999 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 121 ı 67 ÏÏ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓÎÛÚÓÌÓ‚Ó ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ à‚‡Ì åËÎÂ‚ ãËˆÂ – ÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ à‚‡Ì åËÎÂ‚ Ép˙· – Ùp‡„ÏÂÌÚË ÓÚ Í‡pÚËÌË Ì‡ ıÛ‰ÓÊÌËÍ‡ ÄÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡ – ıÓÎÓ„p‡ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡, pÂ‰Û‚‡˘Ë ÒÂ ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËfl Ì‡ ˆ‚ÂÚÂ, “5” Ë “ãÖÇÄ” êÂÎÂÙÂÌ ÔÂ˜‡Ú Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ êÂ„ËÒÚ˙p Ì‡ ÔpÓ„ÎÂ‰ – ˆËÙp‡Ú‡ “5“ åËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ Ë Ì‡ Ó·p‡ÚÌ‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – Ú˙ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò˙Ò Ò‚ÂÚ˙Î ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ “ÅçÅ 5” áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÌÂÁpfl˘Ë „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ‰‚‡ ÚpË˙„˙ÎÌËÍ‡ éÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ·Óp‰Ó Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ èÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ, ëÓÙËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 5 ˛ÎË 1999 „.

Issue 1999 Nominal value – 5 levs Size – 121 ı 67 mm Watermark – a half-tone image of Ivan Milev’s portrait Obverse – a portrait of Ivan Milev, a Bulgarian artist Reverse – fragments of the artist’s paintings An anti-copy stripe – a hologram stripe consisting of alternating images of a flower, the figure “5” and the text “ãÖÇÄ” (LEVS) Obverse side embossed print Transparent register element and the figure “5” Obverse and reverse microprint Security thread – microprint “ÅçÅ 5” (BNB 5) Marks for visually impaired people – two triangles Background color – bordeau red Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in the BNB Printing Works, Sofia In circulation as of 5 July 1999

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1999 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 126 ı 70 ÏÏ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓÎÛÚÓÌÓ‚Ó ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ ‰-p èÂÚ˙p ÅÂpÓÌ ãËˆÂ – ÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ èÂÚ˙p ÅÂpÓÌ Ép˙· – ÒÍËˆË ÓÚ Ì‡Û˜ÌËÚÂ ÏÛ ÚpÛ‰Ó‚Â Ë ÎË˜ÌËflÚ ÏÛ ÚÂÎÂÒÍÓÔ ÄÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡ – ıÓÎÓ„p‡ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡, pÂ‰Û‚‡˘Ë ÒÂ ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËfl Ì‡ ÁÂÏÌÓ Í˙Î·Ó Ë ÚÂÎÂÒÍÓÔ , “10” Ë “ãÖÇÄ” êÂÎÂÙÂÌ ÔÂ˜‡Ú Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ êÂ„ËÒÚ˙p Ì‡ ÔpÓ„ÎÂ‰ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ “10” åËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ Ë Ì‡ Ó·p‡ÚÌ‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – Ú˙ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò˙Ò Ò‚ÂÚ˙Î ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ “ÅçÅ 10” áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÌÂÁpfl˘Ë „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – Ôp‡‚Ó˙„˙ÎÌËÍ Ë Íp˙„ éÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ èÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ, ëÓÙËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 5 ˛ÎË 1999 „.

Issue 1999 Nominal value – 10 levs Size – 126 ı 70 mm Watermark – a half-tone image of the portrait of Dr. Peter Beron Obverse – a portrait of Dr. Peter Beron Reverse – sketches of his scientific studies and personal telescope An anti-copy stripe – a hologram stripe consisting of alternating images, the figure “10” and the text “ãÖÇÄ” (LEVS) Obverse side embossed print Transparent register element and the figure “10” Obverse and reverse microprint Security thread – microprint “ÅçÅ 10” (BNB 10) Marks for visually impaired people – a rectangle and a circle Background color – green Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in the BNB Printing Works, Sofia In circulation as of 5 July 1999

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1999 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 20 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 131 ı 73 ÏÏ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓÎÛÚÓÌÓ‚Ó ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ ëÚ. ëÚ‡Ï·ÓÎÓ‚ ãËˆÂ – ÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ ëÚ. ëÚ‡Ï·ÓÎÓ‚ Ép˙· – Ò„p‡‰‡Ú‡ Ì‡ ç‡pÓ‰ÌÓÚÓ Ò˙·p‡ÌËÂ Ë Ùp‡„ÏÂÌÚË ÓÚ épÎÓ‚ Ë ã˙‚Ó‚ ÏÓÒÚ ÄÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡ – ıÓÎÓ„p‡ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡, pÂ‰Û‚‡˘Ë ÒÂ ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËfl Ì‡ ÓpÂÎ, “20” Ë “ãÖÇÄ” êÂÎÂÙÂÌ ÔÂ˜‡Ú Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ êÂ„ËÒÚ˙p Ì‡ ÔpÓ„ÎÂ‰ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ “20” åËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ Ë Ì‡ Ó·p‡ÚÌ‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – Ú˙ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ “ÅçÅ 20” áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÌÂÁpfl˘Ë „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ‰‚‡ Íp˙„‡ éÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒËÌ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ èÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ, ëÓÙËfl

Issue 1999 Nominal value – 20 levs Size – 131 ı 73 mm Watermark – a half-tone image of the portrait of Stefan Stambolov Obverse – a portrait of Stefan Stambolov Reverse – the National Assembly building and fragments of Sofia’s Eagles and Lions Bridges An anti-copy stripe – a hologram stripe consisting of alternating images of an eagle, the figure “20” and the text “ãÖÇÄ” (LEVS) Obverse side embossed print Transparent register element and the figure “20” Obverse and reverse microprint Security thread – microprint “ÅçÅ 20” (BNB 20) Marks for visually impaired people – two circles Background color – blue Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in the BNB Printing Works, Sofia In circulation as of 5 July 1999

Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 5 ˛ÎË 1999 „.

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1999 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 50 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 136 ı 76 ÏÏ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓÎÛÚÓÌÓ‚Ó ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ èÂÌ˜Ó ëÎ‡‚ÂÈÍÓ‚ ãËˆÂ – ÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ èÂÌ˜Ó ëÎ‡‚ÂÈÍÓ‚ Ép˙· – ËÎ˛ÒÚp‡ˆËË Í˙Ï ÌÂ„Ó‚‡ ÍÌË„‡ Ë p˙ÍÓÔËÒ ÄÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡ – ıÓÎÓ„p‡ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡, pÂ‰Û‚‡˘Ë ÒÂ ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËfl Ì‡ ÔÚËˆ‡, “50” Ë “ãÖÇÄ” êÂÎÂÙÂÌ ÔÂ˜‡Ú Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ êÂ„ËÒÚ˙p Ì‡ ÔpÓ„ÎÂ‰ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ “50” åËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ Ë Ì‡ Ó·p‡ÚÌ‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – Ú˙ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò˙Ò Ò‚ÂÚ˙Î ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ “ÅçÅ 50” áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÌÂÁpfl˘Ë „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ‰‚‡ ÚpË˙„˙ÎÌËÍ‡ éÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ èÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ, ëÓÙËfl Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 5 ˛ÎË 1999 „.

Issue 1999 Nominal value – 50 levs Size – 136 ı 76 mm Watermark – a half-tone image of the portrait of Pencho Slaveikov Obverse – a portrait of Pencho Slaveikov Reverse – illustrations from one of Pencho Slaveikov’s books An anti-copy stripe – a hologram stripe consisting of alternating images of a bird, the figure “50” and the text “ãÖÇÄ” (LEVS) Obverse side embossed print Transparent register element and the figure “50” Obverse and reverse microprint Security thread – microprint “ÅçÅ 50” (BNB 50) Marks for visually impaired people – two triangles Background color – brown Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in the BNB Printing Works, Sofia In circulation as of 5 July 1999

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ÖÏËÒËfl 2003 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 100 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 141 ı 79 ÏÏ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÔÓÎÛÚÓÌÓ‚Ó ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ ÄÎÂÍÓ Ë Ì‡‰ÔËÒ “ÅçÅ” ãËˆÂ – ÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ ÄÎÂÍÓ äÓÌÒÚ‡ÌÚËÌÓ‚ Ép˙· – ÂÎÂÏÂÌÚË, Ò‚˙pÁ‡ÌË Ò ÊË‚ÓÚ‡ Ë Ú‚Óp˜ÂÒÚ‚ÓÚÓ ÏÛ ÄÌÚËÍÓÔËpÌ‡ Ë‚Ëˆ‡ – ıÓÎÓ„p‡ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ – Â‰ÂÎ‚‡ÈÒ Ë ÔÓpÚpÂÚ Ì‡ ÄÎÂÍÓ‚ äÓÌÒÚ‡ÌÚËÌÓ‚ ‚ ÔpÓÙËÎ êÂÎÂÙÂÌ ÔÂ˜‡Ú Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ êÂ„ËÒÚ˙p Ì‡ ÔpÓ„ÎÂ‰ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ “100” åËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ Ì‡ ÎËˆÂ‚‡Ú‡ Ë Ì‡ Ó·p‡ÚÌ‡Ú‡ ÒÚp‡Ì‡ éÒË„ÛpËÚÂÎÌ‡ ÌË¯Í‡ – Ú˙ÏÌ‡ ÎÂÌÚ‡ Ò ÏËÍpÓÚÂÍÒÚ “ÅçÅ 100” å‡ÒÚËÎÓ, ÔpÓÏÂÌfl˘Ó ˆ‚ÂÚ‡ ÒË – ÓÚ ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ ‚ ÁÂÎÂÌ áÌ‡Í Á‡ ÌÂÁpfl˘Ë „p‡Ê‰‡ÌË – ÚpË˙„˙ÎÌËÍ Ë Ôp‡‚Ó˙„˙ÎÌËÍ éÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÁÂÎÂÌ Ä‚ÚÓp Ì‡ ÔpÓÂÍÚ‡ – äËpËÎ ÉÓ„Ó‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ èÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡ Ì‡ ÅçÅ, ëÓÙËfl

Issue 2003 Nominal value – 100 levs Size – 141 ı 79 mm Watermark – a half-tone image of Aleko and the text “ÅçÅ” (BNB) Obverse – a portrait of Aleko Konstantinov Reverse – items from the life and works of A. Konstantinov An anti-copy stripe – a hologram stripe consisting of alternating images of an edelweiss and a writer’s profile Obverse side embossed print Transparent register element and the figure “100” Obverse and reverse microprint Security thread – microprint “ÅçÅ 100” (BNB 100) Ink changing its color from violet to green Marks for visually impaired people – a triangle and a rectangle Background color – green Artistic design – Kiril Gogov Printed in the BNB Printing Works, Sofia In circulation as of 8 December 2003

Ç Ó·p‡˘ÂÌËÂ ÓÚ 8 ‰ÂÍÂÏ‚pË 2003 „.

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1917 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1000 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ãËˆÂ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚˙‚ ‚ÓÂÌÌ‡ ÛÌËÙÓpÏ‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Giesecke & Devrient“, ã‡ÈÔˆË„, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl

Issue 1917 Nominal value – 1,000 levs, gold Size – horizontal Obverse – the picture of Tsar Boris III in military uniform Printed in Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1920 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡, ÁÎ‡ÚÓ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 195 x 114 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ãËˆÂ – ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ „ÓpÂ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ÅÓpËÒ III ‚ Ì‡ˆËÓÌ‡ÎÌ‡ ÌÓÒËfl; ˆ‚ÂÚÓ‚Â – pÂÁÂ‰‡, Óıp‡, ˜ÂpÂÌ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊500“ ; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ˆ‚ÂÚÓ‚Â – pÂÁÂ‰‡, Óıp‡ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl

Issue 1920 Nominal value – 500 levs, gold Size – 195 x 114 mm, horizontal Obverse – the coat of arms in the middle on the top; the picture of Tsar Boris III in national costume on the left; colors: reseda, ochre, black Reverse – the figure “500” in vignettes on the left and on the right; the coat of arms in the middle; colors: reseda, ochre Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1925 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 10 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 125 x 68 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – Î˙‚˜Â ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ÉÂÓp„Ë ë. ê‡ÍÓ‚ÒÍË; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‚ ˜ÂÚËpËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊10“; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – „p‡‚˛p‡ ◊ép‡˜“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – ÒË‚Ó-ÒËÌ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl

Issue 1925 Nominal value – 10 levs Size – 125 x 68 mm, horizontal Watermark – a lion Obverse – the coat of arms in a vignette on the left; the picture of Georgi S. Rakovski in the middle; background color – brown Reverse – the figure “10” in vignettes in the four corners; the engraving “Ploughman” in the middle; background color – grey-blue Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1943 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 165 x 85 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í, ‚„p‡‰ÂÌË ‚ ı‡pÚËflÚ‡ ˜Âp‚ÂÌË Ë ÒËÌË ‚Î‡ÍÌ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊1000“, ÓÚ„ÓpÂ – ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ïàãüÑÄ“, ‡ ÓÚ‰ÓÎÛ – ◊ãÖÇÄ“; ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ëËÏÂÓÌ II; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ˜Â‚ÂÌ, Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ïàãüÑÄ ãÖÇÄ“ ; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ıp‡Ï-Ô‡ÏÂÚÌËÍ˙Ú ◊ë‚. ÄÎÂÍÒ‡Ì‰˙p çÂ‚ÒÍË“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ˜Âp‚ÂÌ, Í‡Ùfl‚, ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂpÎËÌ, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl

Issue 1943 Nominal value – 1,000 levs Size – 165 x 85 mm, horizontal Watermark - red and blue fibres incorporated in the paper Obverse – the coat of arms in a vignette on the left; the figure “1000” and the text “ïàãüÑÄ ãÖÇÄ” (one thousand levs) in the middle; the picture of Tsar Simeon II on the right; background colors – red, brown Reverse – the text “ïàãüÑÄ ãÖÇÄ” (one thousand levs) in vignettes on the left and on the right; St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral in the middle; background colors – red, brown, violet Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1943 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 5000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 176 x 87 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í, ‚„p‡‰ÂÌË ‚ ı‡pÚËflÚ‡ ˜Âp‚ÂÌË Ë ÒËÌË ‚Î‡ÍÌ‡ ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊5000“ Ë ÓÚ‰ÓÎÛ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊èÖíú ïàãüÑà ãÖÇÄ“; ‚‰flÒÌÓ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ ˆ‡p ëËÏÂÓÌ II; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – ˜Âp‚ÂÌ, Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊èÖíú ïàãüÑà ãÖÇÄ“ Ë ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊5000“; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ „pÛÔ‡ pÓÁÓ·Âp‡˜Ë; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Óp‡ÌÊÂ‚, ÁÂÎÂÌ, Ú˙ÏÌÓÒËÌ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Reichsdruckerei“, ÅÂpÎËÌ, ÉÂpÏ‡ÌËfl

Issue 1943 Nominal value – 5,000 levs Size – 176 x 87 mm, horizontal Watermark - red and blue fibres incorporated in the paper Obverse – the coat of arms in a vignette on the left; the figure “5000” in the middle and the text “èÖíú ïàãüÑà ãÖÇÄ” (five thousand levs) underneath; the picture of Tsar Simeon II on the right; background colors – red, brown Reverse – the text “èÖíú ïàãüÑà ãÖÇÄ” (five thousand levs) in vignettes and the figure “5000” on the left and on the right; a picture of rose-pickers in the middle; background colors – orange, green, dark blue Printed in Reichsdruckerei, Berlin, Germany

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1948 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 1000 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 165 x 80 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í – ÏpÂÊ‡ ÓÚ pÓÏ·Ó‚Â ãËˆÂ – ‚Îfl‚Ó ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊1000“ Ë ÓÚ‰ÓÎÛ ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊ïàãüÑÄ ãÖÇÄ“; ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ Ô‡pÚËÁ‡ÌËÌ; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÂÌ ˆ‚flÚ – Í‡Ùfl‚ Ép˙· – ‚Îfl‚Ó Ë ‚‰flÒÌÓ, ‡ Ò˙˘Ó Ë ‚ ˜ÂÚËpËÚÂ ˙„˙Î‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍË ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊1000“; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – ËÁÓ·p‡ÊÂÌËÂ Ì‡ Ópfl˘ Úp‡ÍÚÓp Ì‡ ÙÓÌ‡ Ì‡ Á‡‚Ó‰ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊Ñ˙pÊ‡‚Ì‡ ÔÂ˜‡ÚÌËˆ‡“, ëÓÙËfl

Issue 1948 Nominal value – 1,000 levs Size – 165 x 80 mm, horizontal Watermark – net of rhombs Obverse – the coat of arms in a vignette on the left; the figure “1000” in the middle and the text “ïàãüÑÄ ãÖÇÄ” (one thousand levs) underneath; a picture of a partisan in a vignette on the right; background color – brown Reverse – the figure “1000” in vignettes on the left and on the right and also in the four corners; a picture of a tractor against the background of a plant Printed in the State Printing House, Sofia

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ÖÏËÒËfl 1951 „. çÓÏËÌ‡Î – 500 ÎÂ‚‡ îÓpÏ‡Ú – 185 x 95 ÏÏ, ıÓpËÁÓÌÚ‡ÎÂÌ ÇÓ‰ÂÌ ÁÌ‡Í ãËˆÂ – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ; ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‚ ·flÎÓÚÓ ÔÓÎÂ ‚˙pıÛ ˘ËÚ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊500“; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ – ‰˙pÊ‡‚ÌËflÚ „Âp·; ‚Îfl‚Ó – Ó·p‡Á˙Ú Ì‡ É. ÑËÏËÚpÓ‚; ÓÚ‰ÓÎÛ ÔÓ‰ „Âp·‡ – ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊èÖíëíéíàç ãÖÇÄ“; ÓÒÌÓ‚ÌË ˆ‚eÚÓ‚Â – Í‡Ùfl‚, ‚ËÓÎÂÚÓ‚ Ép˙· – ‡ÒËÏÂÚpË˜ÌÓ p‡ÁÔÓÎÓÊÂÌËÂ, ‚Îfl‚Ó ‚ ·flÎÓÚÓ ÔÓÎÂ ‚˙‚ ‚ËÌÂÚÍ‡ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊500“; ‚ ÒpÂ‰‡Ú‡ – flÁÓ‚Ëp ◊ÅÂÎË àÒÍ˙p“; ÔÓ‰ ÌÂ„Ó ÚÂÍÒÚ ◊èÖíëíéíàç ãÖÇÄ“; ‚‰flÒÌÓ ‰ÓÎÛ – ˜ËÒÎÓÚÓ ◊500“ éÚÔÂ˜‡Ú‡Ì‡ ‚ ◊ÉÓÁÌ‡Í“, ëëëê

Issue 1951 Nominal value – 500 levs Size – 185 x 95 mm, horizontal Watermark Obverse – asymmetrical disposition; the figure “500” on a shield against white background on the right; the coat of arms in a vignette in the middle; the picture of Georgi Dimitrov on the left; the text “èÖíëíéíàç ãÖÇÄ” (five hundred levs) underneath; background colors – brown, violet Reverse – asymmetrical disposition, the figure “500” in a vignette against white margin on the left; Beli Iskar dam lake in the middle; the text “èÖíëíéíàç ãÖÇÄ” (five hundred levs) underneath; the figure “500” on the right at the bottom Printed in Goznak, USSR

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BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK CATALOGUE OF BULGARIAN BANKNOTES Second Revised Edition Computer Typeset by the Bulgarian National Bank Publication Division Size 270/200 132 pp Print run 1200 Dimitar Blagoev Printig Works