50 leva 1951 — Bulgaria ( Pick: 85 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 leva issued in Bulgaria in 1951. It is cataloged under Pick number 85. The note features a front side design numbered 8 and is printed by Goznak.
The coloration of the banknote includes brown and multicolour elements. It is made of paper and measures 157 x 80 mm.
A total of 25,000,000 units of this banknote were produced.
The coloration of the banknote includes brown and multicolour elements. It is made of paper and measures 157 x 80 mm.
A total of 25,000,000 units of this banknote were produced.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 1951
- Printing office
- Goznak
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Brown and multicolour
- Dimensions
- 157 x 80 mm
- Amount produced
- 25000000
- Pick catalog
- 85
About this banknote
The Bulgarian National Bank issued the 50 leva banknote (Pick 85) on May 12, 1952, as part of the 1951 State Note Issue. This series was introduced to standardize the national currency during the early years of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.
The obverse features a portrait of Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria's first communist leader, on the left, with the national coat of arms on the right. The reverse depicts a woman in traditional attire picking roses. The banknote measures 157 x 80 mm and was printed by Goznak in the USSR. It was withdrawn from circulation on March 31, 1962.
