KOGUJA Banknotes Catalog

5000 leva 1996 — Bulgaria ( Pick: 111a )

Region: Europe
Front side
5000 leva Bulgaria 1996 — Front side
Back side
5000 leva Bulgaria 1996 — Back side

Banknote description

The banknote is a 5000 leva issued in Bulgaria in 1996. It is cataloged under Pick number 111a. The note features a front side design identified as an issued note.

The banknote is printed on paper and has dimensions of 167 x 80 mm. It is designed in brown, pink, orange, and blue. The signatures on the note are from Lyubomir Filipov and Lyuben Ivanov. The printing office responsible for its production is Giesecke & Devrient.

A total of 20,000,000 pieces of this 5000 leva banknote were produced. In 1996, Bulgaria was undergoing significant economic transitions following the end of communism in 1989.

Specifications

Signed by
Lyubomir Filipov, Lyuben Ivanov
Date of issue
1996
Printing office
Giesecke & Devrient
Paper
paper
Colour
brown, pink, orange, and blue
Dimensions
167 x 80 mm
Amount produced
20,000,000
Pick catalog
111a

About this banknote

The Bulgarian National Bank issued the 5000 leva banknote in 1996. This note was part of the Third Lev series, which was in circulation from 1962 until its demonetization on December 31, 1999.

The obverse features a portrait of Zahari Stoyanov, a prominent Bulgarian revolutionary and writer, along with a hologram stripe bearing the initials 'БНБ'. The reverse depicts a fragment of the monument in Plovdiv dedicated to the union of Eastern Rumelia with Bulgaria. The banknote measures 161 x 80 mm and was printed by Giesecke & Devrient.

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