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50 Leva Srebro
| Issuer | Bulgarska Narodna Banka (Bulgarian National Bank) |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | Петдесетъ Лева Българска Народна Банка Въ замѣна на тая банкнота Българската Народна Банка плаща предявителю петдесетъ лева сребро София, 1 август 1885 За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ споредъ законъ (Translation: Fifty Leva Bulgarian National Bank In exchange of this banknote the Bulgarian National Bank pays the bearer fifty leva silver Sofia, 1 August 1885 For forgery the guilty are punished according to the law) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Bulgaria's early banking notes were printed in Saint Petersburg under a contract with the Imperial paper manufactory — a practical choice for a young state with no domestic printing capacity, but also a politically loaded one given Russian influence in the Balkans following the 1878 liberation. The 1899 series, of which this 50 Leva Srebro is part, carried a denomination tied to the silver standard at a time when Bulgaria was navigating the Latin Monetary Union and managing chronic budget pressures from post-liberation indemnities.
Kirkov's involvement as designer points to early efforts to keep at least the artistic direction of national currency within Bulgarian hands, even when the physical production remained abroad.