500 leva 1948 — Bulgaria ( Pick: 77 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 leva issued in Bulgaria in 1948. It is cataloged under Pick number 77. This denomination features a blue-black design on a brown underprint, and its dimensions are 158 x 80 mm. The front side design is identified as 77, with the Bulgarian National Bank as the printing office.
This banknote is printed on paper and has a distinctive color scheme. The specifications and design elements contribute to its identification.
The Bulgarian National Bank has been a pivotal institution since its establishment in 1879.
This banknote is printed on paper and has a distinctive color scheme. The specifications and design elements contribute to its identification.
The Bulgarian National Bank has been a pivotal institution since its establishment in 1879.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Not specified
- Date of issue
- 1948
- Printing office
- Bulgarian National Bank
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- blue-black on brown underprint
- Dimensions
- 158 x 80 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 77
About this banknote
The Bulgarian National Bank issued the 500 leva banknote in 1948, during the early years of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. This period followed the establishment of a socialist government after the coup d'état on September 9, 1944, which is commemorated on the banknote with the inscription "9.IX.1944" beneath the national coat of arms.
The obverse features the national coat of arms on the left and the denomination "500" in the center. The reverse depicts women harvesting tobacco, highlighting the significance of agriculture in Bulgaria's economy at the time. Designed by Tzvetana Kosturkova, the banknote measures 158 x 80 mm and was printed by the State Printing House in Sofia. It was demonetized on May 12, 1952.
