500 leva 1943 — Bulgaria ( Pick: 66 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 leva issued in Bulgaria in 1943. It is cataloged under Pick number 66.
The front side design features the text "1943. %OXH RQ EURZQ XQGHUSULQW. 3RUWUDLW \RXQJ .KQJ 6LPHRQ ,, DW OHIW, DUPV DW ULJKW. 6LJQDWXUHV: *RXQHY DQG ,YDQRY" along with intricate elements in blue on a brown underprint. The back showcases a blue and brown color scheme with a design that includes a figure of a woman alongside floral motifs.
This note measures 155 x 80 mm and is printed on paper by the Bundesdruckerei in Berlin, Germany. It was signed by Gounev and Ivanov, with a total production of 20,000,000 units. The chervonets series in Bulgaria was produced in significant quantities during the early 1940s.
The front side design features the text "1943. %OXH RQ EURZQ XQGHUSULQW. 3RUWUDLW \RXQJ .KQJ 6LPHRQ ,, DW OHIW, DUPV DW ULJKW. 6LJQDWXUHV: *RXQHY DQG ,YDQRY" along with intricate elements in blue on a brown underprint. The back showcases a blue and brown color scheme with a design that includes a figure of a woman alongside floral motifs.
This note measures 155 x 80 mm and is printed on paper by the Bundesdruckerei in Berlin, Germany. It was signed by Gounev and Ivanov, with a total production of 20,000,000 units. The chervonets series in Bulgaria was produced in significant quantities during the early 1940s.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Gounev and Ivanov
- Date of issue
- 1943
- Printing office
- Bundesdruckerei (Reichsdruckerei), Berlin, Germany
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Blue on brown underprint; blue and brown
- Dimensions
- 155 x 80 mm
- Amount produced
- 20,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 66
About this banknote
The National Bank of Bulgaria issued the 500 leva banknote in 1943. It was printed by the Bundesdruckerei (Reichsdruckerei) in Berlin, Germany. This series was introduced as part of wartime currency management, with signatures from officials Gounev and Ivanov.
The front side features a portrait of the young King Simeon II on the left and the Bulgarian coat of arms on the right. The back design showcases a boy shepherd playing a flute. This banknote, identified as Pick 66, was printed on paper with a blue and brown color scheme, measuring 155 x 80 mm, and had a production volume of 20,000,000 notes.
