Kingdom of Bulgaria. Bulgarian Narodna Bank. Banknotes of 1929.

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Bulgarska Narodna Bank 5000 leva 1929 .
Bulgarska Narodna Bank 5000 leva 1929 .

1. Issue description:

1.1. Emission: Kingdom of Bulgaria. Bulgarian People's Bank (Bulgarian People's Bank). Banknotes of 1929. Banknotes in leva.

1.2. Printed in Thomas de La Rue, London. 

1.3. Signatures: Manager - Asen Ivanov, Cashier - Nachev.

1.4. Author (authors) of the sign design: Vasil Zakhariev, Aleksandr Bozhinov

1.5. Circulation:

BGN 200 - 6,250,000 pcs.

BGN 250 - 5,000,000 pcs.

BGN 500 - 9,000,000 pcs.

BGN 1000 - 2,000,000 pcs.

BGN 5000 - 400,000 pcs.

1.6. Dates of circulation of the sign:

BGN 200 -

Introduced: March 1941

Withdrawn from circulation: March 16, 1947.

BGN 250 -

Introduced: September 1940

Withdrawn from circulation: March 16, 1947.

BGN 500 -

Introduced: September 1940

Withdrawn from circulation: March 16, 1947.

BGN 1000 -

Introduced: August 1939

Withdrawn from circulation: March 16, 1947.

BGN 5000 -

Introduced: March 1941

Withdrawn from circulation: October 1943.


 
2. Notes:

2.1. Trial banknotes and color samples 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"}