50000 leva 1997 — Bulgaria ( Pick: 113a )
Region:
Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50000 leva issued in Bulgaria in 1997. It is cataloged under Pick number 113a. The note features a front side design including visual elements characteristic of the issue.
The color of the banknote is purple on a multicolor underprint. It measures 120 x 66 mm and is made of paper. The note is signed by Lyubomir Filipov (Governor) and Lyuben Ivanov (Chief Cashier). It was produced by Giesecke+Devrient in Leipzig, Germany, with a total of 44,000,000 units produced.
In 1997, Bulgaria experienced significant economic changes as it transitioned to a market economy.
The color of the banknote is purple on a multicolor underprint. It measures 120 x 66 mm and is made of paper. The note is signed by Lyubomir Filipov (Governor) and Lyuben Ivanov (Chief Cashier). It was produced by Giesecke+Devrient in Leipzig, Germany, with a total of 44,000,000 units produced.
In 1997, Bulgaria experienced significant economic changes as it transitioned to a market economy.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Lyubomir Filipov (Governor), Lyuben Ivanov (Chief Cashier)
- Date of issue
- 1997
- Printing office
- Giesecke+Devrient, Leipzig, Germany
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Purple on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 120 x 66 mm
- Amount produced
- 44,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 113a
About this banknote
The Bulgarian National Bank issued the 50,000 leva banknote in 1997. This release was part of a series introduced to address the economic challenges of the time, including hyperinflation. The banknote was printed by Giesecke & Devrient in Leipzig, Germany, with a total of 44 million notes produced.
The obverse features the sculpture of Saints Cyril and Methodius in front of the National Library in Sofia, accompanied by a holographic stripe with the initials 'БНБ' (BNB). The reverse displays architectural elements from the ancient Bulgarian capitals of Pliska and Preslav, along with a facsimile of the "Historiae Sclavo-Bulgaricus." The banknote measures 120 x 66 mm and was demonetized on December 31, 1999.
