500 Leva Srebro

Features

Issuer Bulgaria
King Ferdinand I (Фердинанд I) (1887-1918)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1903
Value 500 Leva
Currency First lev (1881-1952)
Composition Paper
Size 186 × 119 mm
Shape Rectangular (Vertical)
Demonetized 5 May 1924
Number
N#
243942
References P# 6
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

A vignette with the figure "500" on the top and at the bottom

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
Петстотинъ Лева Срѣбро.
Българската Народна Банка
Плаща Прѣдявителю въ замѣна на тая банкнота

Translation:
Five Hundred Leva Silver
The Bulgarian National Bank
Pays the Bearer for exchange of this banknote

Reverse

The coat of arms depicted on the top in a vignette

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
Петстотинъ Лева
За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ съгласно $$ 183 и 191 отъ наказ. законъ.

Translation:
Five Hundred Leva
For forgery the guilty are punished according Art. 183 and 191 of the criminal law

Printer

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

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 500 Leva SrebroPicture 1 of a sold 500 Leva Srebro
Katz
Auction 59
Lot 2000
Internet Archive
23 Apr 2022 VF USD 8519.22
(EUR 7900.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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