5 leva 1999 — Bulgaria ( Pick: 116a )
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Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 leva issued in Bulgaria in 1999. It is cataloged under Pick number 116a. This note features a front side design dated 1999 with a notation of FV 6.00.
The banknote has a colour scheme of red, brown, and green against a multicolored underprint. It is printed on paper and measures 121 x 67 mm. This note is signed by Svetoslav Gavriyski as Governor and Lyuben Ivanov as Chief Cashier, and it was produced by the Bulgarian National Bank Printing Works in Sofia.
A total of 220,000,000 of these notes were produced. In 1997, Bulgaria implemented a currency reform that introduced the lev to stabilize its economy following hyperinflation in the early 1990s.
The banknote has a colour scheme of red, brown, and green against a multicolored underprint. It is printed on paper and measures 121 x 67 mm. This note is signed by Svetoslav Gavriyski as Governor and Lyuben Ivanov as Chief Cashier, and it was produced by the Bulgarian National Bank Printing Works in Sofia.
A total of 220,000,000 of these notes were produced. In 1997, Bulgaria implemented a currency reform that introduced the lev to stabilize its economy following hyperinflation in the early 1990s.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Svetoslav Gavriyski (Governor), Lyuben Ivanov (Chief Cashier)
- Date of issue
- July 5, 1999
- Printing office
- Bulgarian National Bank Printing Works, Sofia
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Red, brown, and green on multicolored underprint
- Dimensions
- 121 x 67 mm
- Amount produced
- 220,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 116a
About this banknote
The Bulgarian National Bank issued the 5 leva banknote on July 5, 1999, as part of the fourth lev series introduced following the currency redenomination at a rate of 1000:1, aligning 1 new lev to 1 Deutsche Mark.
The obverse features a portrait of artist Ivan Milev (1897–1927) on the left, accompanied by a holographic stripe along the left edge. The reverse displays fragments from Milev's paintings, including "A Woman Harvesting," "The Bulgarian Madonna," and "Wedding of the Dragon." The banknote measures 121 x 67 mm and was printed by the Bulgarian National Bank Printing Works in Sofia.
