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5000 Leva
| Issuer | Bulgarian National Bank |
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| Year | 1929 |
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| Currency | First lev (1881-1952) |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a panoramic landscape view of the Yantra River valley near Veliko Tarnovo, with the historic monastery buildings visible in the foreground and rocky cliffs receding into the distance. A large circular guilloche rosette occupies the lower centre, flanked by ornate lathe-work panels bearing the numeral "5000" on each side within elaborate guilloche frames. The bank title "BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE" is inscribed in a decorative cartouche at the top, with the denomination in Cyrillic repeated in banderoles below the central vignette, and the printer's imprint "THOMAS DE LA RUE & COY. LTD. LONDRES, ANGLETERRE" appearing at the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE Петь Хиляди Лева За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ съгласно чл. 183 и 191 отъ наказателния законъ. (Translation: BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE Five Thousand Leva For forgery the guilty are punished according to Art. 183 and 191 of the criminal law) |
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| Variants | P#54a - issued note P#54s - Specimen. Red overprint: SPECIMEN P#54ct - Color Trial |
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