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5 Leva Srebro
| Issuer | Bulgarska Narodna Banka (Bulgarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 1903 |
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| In circulation to | 5 May 1924 |
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| Obverse lettering | Българската Народна Банка плаща прѣдавителю въ замѣна на таѫ банкнота ПЕТЬ ЛЕВА СРЕБРО Управитель Касиеръ (Translation: The Bulgarian National Bank pays the bearer in exchange for this banknote / Five Leva / Silver / Governor / Cashier) |
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| Variants | P#1a - signatures: Karadjov & Urumov. 1 letter serial # prefix P#1b - signatures: Boev & Urumov. 1 letter serial # prefix P#1c - signatures: Boev & Urumov. 2 letter serial # prefix P#1d - signatures: Chakalov & Urumov. 2 letter serial # prefix P#1s - Specimen. As a. Perforated SPECIMEN |
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Bulgaria's first nationally issued banknote series, of which this is the lowest denomination, was contracted to the Imperial Russian state printing works in Saint Petersburg — a politically meaningful choice for a country that had achieved autonomy from the Ottoman Empire largely through Russian military intervention in 1878. The Goznak facility had been producing Russian state securities since 1818 and was among the most technically capable intaglio printers in Europe at the time.
The "Srebro" designation — silver — indicates the note was nominally backed by, and redeemable in, silver coin. Bulgaria was on a silver standard at issue.