250 Leva

250 Leva - obverse250 Leva - reverse

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Features

Issuer Bulgaria
Period People's Republic (1946-1990)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1948
Value 250 Leva
Currency First lev (1881-1952)
Composition Paper
Size 139 × 68 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 5 May 1952
Number
N#
203369
References P# 76
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

The coat of arms in the left,the figure "250" in a vignette in the middle

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
Двеста Петдесет Лева
Българската Народна Банка
Плаща Предявителю
София - Държавна Печатница - 1948 г.

Translation:
Two Hundred Fifty Leva
The Bulgarian National Bank
Pays the Bearer
Sofia - State Printing House - 1948 y.

Designer: Tzvetana Kosturkova

Reverse

A picture of a train in the middle,an airplane above it

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
Banque Nationale de Bulgarie
За подправка виновните се наказват съгласно чл. 183 и 191 от наказателния закон

Translation:
Banque Nationale de Bulgarie
For forgery the guilty are punished according Art. 183 and 191 of the criminal law

Designer: Tzvetana Kosturkova

Watermark

A net of rhomboid forms.

Printer

State Printing House (Държавна печатница), Sofia, Bulgaria

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1948  Photo $ 40 95% P#76a
1948  0% P#76s - Specimen (red over-print)

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 250 LevaPicture 1 of a sold 250 Leva
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 2103
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 1948 – P#76a UNC USD 39.96
(EUR 37.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 250 LevaPicture 1 of a sold 250 Leva
Katz
Auction 64
Lot 2155
Internet Archive
17 Aug 2022 1948 – P#76a UNC USD 21.60
(EUR 20.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 250 LevaPicture 1 of a sold 250 Leva
Katz
Jubilee Auction 60
Lot 97
Internet Archive
14 May 2022 1948 – P#76a UNC USD 72.36
(EUR 67.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 250 LevaPicture 1 of a sold 250 Leva
Katz
Auction 59
Lot 2033
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2022 1948 – P#76a VF USD 28.08
(EUR 26.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 250 LevaPicture 1 of a sold 250 Leva
Katz
Auction 102
Lot 1871
Internet Archive
28 Nov 2023 1948 – P#76a USD 69.12
(EUR 64.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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