50 Leva Zlato

Features

Issuer Bulgaria
Prince Alexander I (Александър I) (1879-1886)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1885
Value 50 Leva
Currency First lev (1881-1952)
Composition Paper
Size 150 × 97 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 1 July 1907
Number
N#
206469
References P# A2
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 upper corner

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
Петдесетъ Лева
Българска Народна Банка
Въ замѣна на тая банкнота Българската Народна Банка плаща предявителю петдесетъ лева злато
София, 1 август 1885
За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ споредъ законъ

Translation:
Fifty Leva
Bulgarian National Bank
In exchange of this banknote the The Bulgarian National Bank pays the bearer fifty leva gold
Sofia, 1 august 1885
For forgery the guilty are punished according to the law

Designer: Georgi Yakovlev Kirkov

Reverse

The figure "50" in a vignette

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: 50 Лева

Translation: 50 Leva

Designer: Georgi Yakovlev Kirkov

Watermark

“БНБ“

Printer

Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russia (1818-date)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1885 

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