5000 leva 1997 — Bulgaria ( Pick: 111b )
Region:
Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5000 leva issued in Bulgaria in 1997. It is cataloged under Pick number 111b. This note features a violet color on a multicolored underprint and is printed on paper. Its dimensions are 161 x 80 mm.
The signature of Lyubomir Filipov appears as the Governor, along with Lyuben Ivanov as the Chief Cashier. It was produced by the printing office Giesecke+Devrient. A total of 20,000,000 notes were produced.
Bulgaria underwent significant monetary changes in the late 1990s, including the introduction of a new currency in 1999 following economic restructuring.
The signature of Lyubomir Filipov appears as the Governor, along with Lyuben Ivanov as the Chief Cashier. It was produced by the printing office Giesecke+Devrient. A total of 20,000,000 notes were produced.
Bulgaria underwent significant monetary changes in the late 1990s, including the introduction of a new currency in 1999 following economic restructuring.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Lyubomir Filipov (Governor), Lyuben Ivanov (Chief Cashier)
- Date of issue
- 1997
- Printing office
- Giesecke+Devrient
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Violet on multicolored underprint
- Dimensions
- 161 x 80 mm
- Amount produced
- 20,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 111b
About this banknote
The Bulgarian National Bank issued the 5000 leva banknote in 1997. This series was introduced to address economic conditions and currency reform in Bulgaria. The note was printed by Giesecke+Devrient, a well-known security printing company, with a production count of 20,000,000 units.
The front side of the banknote features a portrait of Zachary Stoyanov, a prominent Bulgarian writer and revolutionary, alongside inscriptions of his name and years of birth and death. The back side depicts an allegorical scene with winged figures. This banknote, made of paper, measures 161 x 80 mm and is signed by Governor Lyubomir Filipov and Chief Cashier Lyuben Ivanov.
