2 leva 1999 — Bulgaria ( Pick: 115a )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2 leva issued in Bulgaria in 1999. It is cataloged under Pick number 115a.
The front side design features the year 1999, with a color scheme of violet and pink on a light blue underprint.
It measures 116 x 64 mm and is printed on 100% cotton paper. The note is signed by Ivan Iskrov, the Governor, and Stefan Tzvetkov, the Chief Cashier. The printing was completed at the Bulgarian National Bank Printing Works in Sofia. The exact amount produced is not specified.
The front side design features the year 1999, with a color scheme of violet and pink on a light blue underprint.
It measures 116 x 64 mm and is printed on 100% cotton paper. The note is signed by Ivan Iskrov, the Governor, and Stefan Tzvetkov, the Chief Cashier. The printing was completed at the Bulgarian National Bank Printing Works in Sofia. The exact amount produced is not specified.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Ivan Iskrov (Governor); Stefan Tzvetkov (Chief Cashier)
- Date of issue
- 5 July 1999
- Printing office
- Bulgarian National Bank Printing Works, Sofia
- Paper
- 100% cotton
- Colour
- Violet and pink on light blue underprint
- Dimensions
- 116 x 64 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 115a
About this banknote
The Bulgarian National Bank issued the 2 leva banknote (Pick 115a) on 5 July 1999, following the redenomination of the lev at a rate of 1,000 old leva to 1 new lev, aligning the new lev with the Deutsche Mark.
The obverse features a portrait of Paisius of Hilendar (1722–1773), with the Zografou Monastery on Mount Athos, the Monastery Seal, and the interior of Paisius' monastic cell in the background. The reverse displays a facsimile of the Zografou draft of the "Historiae Sclavo-Bulgaricus," along with images of Tsar Kaloyan’s Ring Seal and seals of Bulgarian Sovereigns Mihail Shishman, Svetoslav Terter, and Ivan Asen II. The banknote was demonetized on 31 December 2020.
