KOGUJA Banknotes Catalog

1000 leva 1945 — Bulgaria ( Pick: 72 )

Region: Europe
Front side
1000 leva Bulgaria 1945 — Front side
Back side
1000 leva Bulgaria 1945 — Back side

Banknote description

The banknote is a 1000 leva issued in Bulgaria in 1945. It is cataloged under Pick number 72.

The front side features the year "1945" and has the text "%URZQ RQ OLJKW EOXH DQG VDOPRQ XQGHUSULQW," along with "6LJQDWXUHV: 6WHIDQRY DQG ,YDQRY." Additional elements include "DUPV DW OHIW." The back displays a wine on a multicolor underprint.

This note is produced in a variety of colors, including brown, blue, green, orange, and pink. It measures 182 x 92 mm and is signed by Ivan Stefanov and Asen Ivanov. The printing office responsible for its production is Goznak, and a total of 15,039,000 notes were produced.

Specifications

Signed by
Ivan Stefanov, Asen Ivanov
Date of issue
1945
Printing office
Goznak
Paper
paper
Colour
brown, blue, green, orange, and pink
Dimensions
182 x 92 mm
Amount produced
15039000
Pick catalog
72

About this banknote

The Bulgarian National Bank issued the 1000 leva banknote in 1945. This series was introduced during the reign of King Simeon II, who ascended to the throne in 1943. The banknote was printed by Goznak, the Russian state printing house.

The obverse features the Bulgarian coat of arms on the left, with the denomination "1000" in a vignette on the right, and the text "ХИЛЯДА ЛЕВА" (one thousand leva) in the center. The reverse displays intricate guilloches with the text "BANQUE NATIONALE DE BULGARIE" and "ХИЛЯДА ЛЕВА" in the middle. The banknote measures 182 x 92 mm and has a rhombus pattern watermark. It was demonetized on May 12, 1952.

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