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2500 Leva
| Issuer | Bulgarska Narodna Banka (Bulgarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A cash bond (срочен касов бон) format note issued from Sofia, dated 25 октомври 1919 год. (25 October 1919), with a green guilloche border frame running along all edges and a vertical Cyrillic bank title along the left margin. The central text body, printed in black letterpress, carries the promise of payment by the Bulgarska Narodna Banka for two thousand five hundred leva in banknotes, valid until 31 December 1919, with three signature lines at the foot for Контрольор, Управител, and Касиер, and a red overprinted serial number in the upper right area. |
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| Obverse lettering | София, 25 октомври 1919 год. Лева 2.500. СРОЧЕН КАСОВ БОН Българската Народна Банка ще заплати на предявителя на тоя срочен касов бон ЛЕВА две хиляди петстотин въ банкноти. Тоя бон важи до тридесет първи декември 1919 година. Контрольор: Управител: Касиер: БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА |
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Bulgaria emerged from the First World War on the losing side, saddled with reparations obligations under the Treaty of Neuilly (1919) and a currency that had depreciated severely through wartime inflation. The 2500 Leva denomination was enormous by prewar standards — a symptom of that collapse rather than a reflection of genuine monetary stability.
P#26C is a signature or serial variety within the broader 1919 issue. The Bulgarian National Bank was printing in high denominations at a moment when the government had virtually no fiscal credibility left to borrow against.