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8 Carp - 8 Шарана
| Issuer | Bulgaria |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Reverse lettering | The little carp jumped so high that it turned into a dragon; where there is a will, there is a way. Малката рибка скочила толкова високо, че се превърнала в дракон; когато волята е силна, няма нищо невъзможно. ОСЕМ ШАРАНА EIGHT CARPS TOPICALSERIES ™ R.ILIEV (c) |
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| Protection description | Lattice work © Jen Waters (CC0) |
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| Comments |
This is not a banknote in any conventional sense — Bulgaria's "8 Carp" is a privately issued novelty or fantasy piece produced around 2012, almost certainly as a satirical or souvenir item, with no connection to the Bulgarian National Bank or any legitimate monetary authority. The denomination itself signals the joke: the carp (шаран) is a fish associated in Bulgarian folklore with luck and abundance, particularly around Christmas and New Year.
The presence of a watermark on what amounts to a novelty item is worth noting — either a deliberate technical flourish to enhance the parody, or a sign it was produced by a printer with access to security paper stock.