1 leva 1999 — Bulgaria ( Pick: 114a )
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Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 1 leva issued in Bulgaria in 1999. It is cataloged under Pick number 114a.
Its design features red and blue colors on a yellow underprint. The front side is marked as "Issued note. FV 2." The dimensions of the note are 112 x 60 mm. It is printed on paper.
The note is signed by Svetoslav Gavriyski, the Governor, and Lyuben Ivanov, the Chief Cashier. The printing was completed at the Bulgarian National Bank Printing House in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Its design features red and blue colors on a yellow underprint. The front side is marked as "Issued note. FV 2." The dimensions of the note are 112 x 60 mm. It is printed on paper.
The note is signed by Svetoslav Gavriyski, the Governor, and Lyuben Ivanov, the Chief Cashier. The printing was completed at the Bulgarian National Bank Printing House in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Svetoslav Gavriyski (Governor), Lyuben Ivanov (Chief Cashier)
- Date of issue
- 1999
- Printing office
- Bulgarian National Bank Printing House, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Red and blue on yellow underprint
- Dimensions
- 112 x 60 mm
- Pick catalog
- 114a
About this banknote
The Bulgarian National Bank issued the 1 lev banknote (Pick 114a) on July 5, 1999, as part of the currency redenomination that took effect on that date. This redenomination introduced the fourth lev, replacing the previous lev at a rate of 1,000:1.
The obverse features a 1789 icon of St. Ivan Rilski from the Uspenie Bogorodichno Church near the Rila Monastery, accompanied by a holographic stripe with rhomboid elements on the left. The reverse depicts the main church of the Rila Monastery. The banknote was printed by the Bulgarian National Bank Printing House in Sofia and was demonetized on December 31, 2015.
