Bulgarian Narodna Bank Banknote 5000 leva 1925
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Bulgarian Narodna Bank Banknote 5000 leva 1925
1. Issue description:
1.1. Emission: Kingdom of Bulgaria. Bulgarian People's Bank (Bulgarian People's Bank). Banknotes of 1925. Banknotes in leva. 1st issue, BWC print.
1.2. Manufacturer of banknotes (printing house): Bradburry, Wilkinson & Co, London (Great Britain).
1.3. Signatures: Manager - Costa Boyadzhiev, Cashier - Wreaths .
1.4. Author (authors) of the design of the sign: Aleksandr Bozhinov, Boris Denev, Konstantin Shcharkelov
1.5. Circulation:
BGN 50 - 6,750,000 pcs.
BGN 100 - 8,150,000 pcs.
BGN 500 - 2,000,000 pcs.
BGN 1,000 - 1,500,000 pcs.
5000 leva - 283 680 pcs.
1.6. Dates of circulation of the sign:
BGN 50 -
Introduced: May 1926
Withdrawn from circulation: December 31, 1933.
Put into circulation (repeated): July 1943
Withdrawn from circulation (repeated): December 31, 1947.
BGN 100 -
Introduced: June 1926
Withdrawn from circulation: December 31, 1933.
Put into circulation (repeated): July 1943
Withdrawn from circulation (repeated): December 31, 1947.
BGN 500 -
Introduced: January 1932
Withdrawn from circulation: March 16, 1947.
BGN 1000 -
Introduced: January 1932
Withdrawn from circulation: March 16, 1947.
BGN 5000 -
Introduced: December 18, 1925
Withdrawn from circulation: September 1943.
2.1. The BGN 50 and BGN 100 notes of 1925, after being withdrawn from circulation in 1933, were reintroduced in 1943. The most likely reason is the lack of cash banknotes during the Second World War, to eliminate which stocks of old banknotes were used.
2.2. Samples of the colors of banknotes of all denominations are known.
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"}