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1000 Leva
| Issuer | Bulgarska Narodna Banka (Bulgarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain green guilloche underprint on white paper in a simple typographical layout, with the denomination '1000' printed in each corner. The central text in Cyrillic script states the issuing bank and the obligation to pay the bearer on demand, with the expiry date 'до тридесет първи март 1920 год.' printed in a bold letterpress line. Serial number, date of issue 'декември 1919 година' from Sofia, and signature lines for the Контрольор, Управител, and Касиер appear in their respective positions across the lower portion. |
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| Protection description | Circular official stamp of the Bulgarska Narodna Banka applied to the reverse; additional ink seals present on the reverse surface. |
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Bulgaria emerged from World War One on the losing side, stripped of territory by the 1919 Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine and burdened with a reparations bill of 2.25 billion gold francs. The 1000 Leva note appeared in this climate of fiscal collapse, when the state was printing heavily to cover debts it had no other means to service. Inflation through the early 1920s was severe enough to render even high-denomination notes functionally modest within a few years of issue.
The suffix letter G in the Pick reference indicates this is one of several signature or stamp varieties within the series — catalogued distinctions that matter considerably to valuation but are easily overlooked without close comparison against a reference set.