Kingdom of Bulgaria. Bulgarian Narodna Bank. Banknotes of 1917 (in gold leva)

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333333-Bulgarian Narodna Bank Banknote 100 leva zlato 1917 .-44444

1. Issue description:

1.1. Emission: Kingdom of Bulgaria. Bulgarian People's Bank (Bulgarian People's Bank). 1916 banknotes. Banknotes in leva gold (lion gold).

1.2. Manufacturer of banknotes (printing house): Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig (Germany)

1.3. Signatures: Manager, Cashier. (see catalog).

1.4. Author (s) of the sign design: not known.

1.5. Circulation:

10 leva 1917 - 22 000 000 pcs.

10 leva 1919 - 2,000,000 pcs.

20 leva - 10,000,000 pcs.

BGN 50 - 13,600,000 pcs.

BGN 100 - 1,400,000 pcs.

1.6. Dates of circulation of the sign:

10 leva 1917 -

Put into circulation: April 2, 1917

Withdrawn from circulation: May 5, 1924

10 leva 1919 -

Introduced: March 1922

Withdrawn from circulation: May 5, 1924

BGN 20 -

Introduced: April 1917

Withdrawn from circulation: May 5, 1924

BGN 50 -

Introduced: May 23, 1917

Withdrawn from circulation: May 5, 1924

BGN 100 -

Introduced: July 1917

Withdrawn from circulation: May 5, 1924


 
2. Notes:
 
3. Literature:

3.1. Banknote catalogue. Bulgarian People's Bank, Sofia 2022 (fourth edition).

3.2. Dimitar Monev. Catalog on Bulgarian Betting Book 2010. Bulfila, 2010. {Catalog code - "DM"}

3.3. Rakovski Georgi S. Bulgarski banknotes. Catalogue. 2013. Official edition on Sofiysko Numismatic Friendship. 2013.

3.4. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues, 1368-1960. Krause Publications; Sixteenth Edition (16) (29. Dezember 2016) {Catalog code - "P"}