250 leva 1929 — Bulgaria ( Pick: 51 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 250 leva issued in Bulgaria in 1929. It is cataloged under Pick number 51. The banknote features a front side design detailing "1929. %ODFN DQG SXUSOH RQ SHDFK XQGHUSULQW." The right side displays "KNG BORIS M ,,, AT RIGHT, ARMS AT LEFT." It includes signatures of Ivanov and Nachev.
The banknote's color scheme consists of black and purple on a peach underprint. It measures 164 x 87 mm and was produced by De La Rue in London, United Kingdom. A total of 5,000,000 pieces were produced.
The back design of the banknote depicts "3XUSOH" and features an aerial view of Tirnovo at the center. This banknote type was significant in Bulgaria's currency history during the late 1920s.
The banknote's color scheme consists of black and purple on a peach underprint. It measures 164 x 87 mm and was produced by De La Rue in London, United Kingdom. A total of 5,000,000 pieces were produced.
The back design of the banknote depicts "3XUSOH" and features an aerial view of Tirnovo at the center. This banknote type was significant in Bulgaria's currency history during the late 1920s.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Ivanov and Nachev
- Date of issue
- 1929
- Printing office
- De La Rue (TDLR), London, United Kingdom
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Black and purple on peach underprint
- Dimensions
- 164 x 87 mm
- Amount produced
- 5,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 51
About this banknote
The Bulgarian National Bank issued the 250 leva banknote in 1929. This note was part of a series introduced to modernize Bulgaria's currency during the reign of Tsar Boris III, who ruled from 1918 to 1943.
The obverse features a portrait of Tsar Boris III in military uniform on the right and the national coat of arms on the left. The reverse displays an aerial view of Veliko Tarnovo at the center. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited in London, the note measures 164 x 87 mm and was demonetized on March 16, 1947.
