Kingdom of Bulgaria

Issues 1908-1946

REFERENCE: Kingdom of Bulgaria (Bulgarian Kingdom of Bulgaria) - The Bulgarian state that existed from the declaration of independence in 1908 until the abolition of the institution of monarchy in 1946. It was a constitutional monarchy. The head of state was the king. The reigning dynasty is Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

cat. #
M
face value
year
Description/Notes
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BLGARSKA NARODNA BANK

Issue 1910 issue silver.

EZGB Printing House

P:2a
M20A
5 leva in silver
ND(1910)
Pps. var. 1. # 2 times. X

P:2a
M20A
5 leva in silver
ND(1910)
Pps. var. 1. # 2 times. XX
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P:2b
M20C
5 leva in silver
ND(1910)
Pps. v.2. # 4 times
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KASOV BON. 1916 edition.

Seal Dřavna printer, Sofia.

P:13
CB1
1000 leva in gold
1916

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Issue 1916 issue silver.

Print RDC

P:14a
M21
1 lev in silver
ND(1916)

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P:14s
M21
1 lev in silver
ND(1916)
SPECIMEN

P:15a
M22
2 lev in silver
ND(1916)

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P:15s
M22
2 lev in silver
ND(1916)
SPECIMEN

P:16a
M23
5 leva in silver
ND(1916)

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P:16s
M23
5 leva in silver
ND(1916)
SPECIMEN

P:17a
M24
10 leva in silver
ND(1916)

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P:17s
M24
10 leva in silver
ND(1916)
SPECIMEN

Issue 1916 issue gold

Print RDC

P:18a
M25
20 leva in gold
ND(1916)

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P:18a
M25
20 leva in gold
ND(1916)
SPECIMEN

P:19a
M26
50 leva in gold
ND(1916)

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P:19a
M26
50 leva in gold
ND(1916)
SPECIMEN

R: 20a
M27A
100 leva in gold
ND(1916)
# no batch
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P:20s
M27
100 leva in gold
ND(1916)
SPECIMEN

P:20b
M27B
100 leva in gold
ND(1916)
# with series
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R: 20s
M28
100 leva in gold
ND(1919)
SERIES A (D reprinted in A)

R: 20s
M28I
100 leva in gold
ND(1919)
SERIES E

Issue 1917

Printing G&D

P:21a
M29A
5 leva in silver
ND(1917)
X
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P:21s
M29
5 leva in silver
ND(1917)
SPECIMEN

P:21a
M29B
5 leva in silver
ND(1917)
XX

P:22a
M30
10 leva in gold
ND(1917)
X
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P:22s
M30
10 leva in gold
ND(1917)
SPECIMEN

P:23a
M31
20 leva in gold
ND(1917)

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P:23s
M31
20 leva in gold
ND(1917)
SPECIMEN

P:23b

20 leva in gold
ND(1917)
Serbian reg.stamp
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R: 24a
M32B
50 leva in gold
ND(1917)
# no batch
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P:24b
M32A
50 leva in gold
ND(1917)
# with series
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P:24s
M32
50 leva in gold
ND(1917)
SPECIMEN

P:25
M33A
100 leva in gold
ND(1917)
# 6
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P:25
M33B
100 leva in gold
ND(1917)
# 7

Issue 1918 (not released)

Printing G&D

NL
I
1000 leva in gold
ND(1918)
SPECIMEN

Issue 1918 Bona Treasury

Seal Gebruder-Paecus, Berlin.

P:26
CB2
1000 leva in gold
ND(1918)

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Issue 1918 Urgent box office booms

P:26A
T1
1000 leva in gold
1918
P:26B
T2
10,000 leva in gold
1918

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Issue 1919 Urgent box office booms

Seal Dřavna printer, Sofia.

P:26F
TCB1
500 leva in gold
1919
valid until 31.03.1920
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P:26G
TCB2
1000 leva in gold
1919
valid until 31.03.1920
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P:26H
TCB3
2000 leva in gold
1919
valid until 31.03.1920
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P:26C
TCB4
BGN 2500 in gold
1919
valid until 31.19.1919
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P:26D
TCB5
5000 leva in gold
1919
valid until 31.19.1919
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P:26I
NL
5000 leva in gold
1919
valid until 31.03.1920
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P:26E
TCB6
10,000 leva in gold
1919
valid until 31.19.1919
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Issue 1918 Bona Treasury

Seal Dřavna printer, Sofia.

NL
TB1
BGN 500
1918

NL
TB2
BGN 1000
1918

NL
TB3
BGN 5000
1918

NL
TB4
BGN 10,000
1918

Issue 1919

Printing G&D

P:22b
M34
10 leva in gold
ND(1919)
XX

Issue 1920 (not released)

Seal Dřavna printer, Sofia.

NL
II
500 leva in gold
ND(1920)

NL
II
500 leva in gold
ND(1920)
SPECIMEN

Issue 1920 issue silver.

Print BWC

P:30
M35
1 lev in silver
ND(1920)

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P:31
M36
2 lev in silver
ND(1920)

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Issue 1920 Bona Treasury. BWC printing

Print BWC

P:32a

500 leva in gold
ND(1920)
P:32s

500 leva in gold
ND(1920)
SAMPLE
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P:33
CB3
1000 leva in gold
ND(1920)

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Issue 1921 (not released)

Printing G&D

NL
III
1000 leva in gold
ND(1921)
SPECIMEN

PRIOR TO CENTRAL MANAGEMENT AT THE BZHLGARKAT NARODNA BANK. GLAVANA CASHIER.

Cheque 1922

R:33A

BGN 20,000
1922

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R:33V

BGN 50,000
1922

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R:33S

BGN 100,000
1922

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Issue 1922

Print ABNCo

P:34a
M37
5 leva
1922

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P:34s
M37
5 leva
1922
SPECIMEN

P:35a
M38
10 leva
1922

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P:35s
M38
10 leva
1922
SPECIMEN

P:36a
M39
20 leva
1922

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P:36s
M39
20 leva
1922
SPECIMEN

P:37a
M40
BGN 50
1922

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P:37s
M40
BGN 50
1922
SPECIMEN

P:38a
M41
BGN 100
1922

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P:38s
M41
BGN 100
1922
SPECIMEN

P:39a
M42
BGN 500
1922

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P:39s
M42
BGN 500
1922
SPECIMEN

P:40a
M43
BGN 1000
1922

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P:40s
M43
BGN 1000
1922
SPECIMEN

Issue 1922 Bona Treasury

Seal Dřavna printer, Sofia.

P:27
TB5
BGN 500
1922
ndhr. green
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P:28
TB6
BGN 5000
1922
ndhr. blue
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P:29
TB7
BGN 10,000
1922
ndhr. red
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R:33Ye
T7
BGN 5000
1922
ndhr. blue
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P:33D
T8
BGN 10,000
1922
ndhr. red
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Issue 1923 Bona Treasury

P:42
CB4
1000 leva in gold
ND(1923)
NDHR # 26
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P:43
CB5
1000 leva in gold
ND(1923)
NDHR # 33
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Issue 1924

Seal Dřavna printer, Sofia.

P:41a
M44
BGN 5000
1924

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P:41s
M44
BGN 5000
1924
SAMPLE

Issue 1925

Print BWC

P:45a
M45
BGN 50
1925

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P:45s
M45
BGN 50
1925
SPECIMEN

P:46a
M46
BGN 100
1925

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P:46s
M46
BGN 100
1925
SPECIMEN

P:47a
M47
BGN 500
1925

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P:47s
M47
BGN 500
1925
SPECIMEN

P:48a
M48
BGN 1000
1925

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P:48s
M48
BGN 1000
1925
SPECIMEN

P:49a
M49
BGN 5000
1925

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P:49s
M49
BGN 5000
1925
SPECIMEN

Issue 1925

Seal Dřavna printer, Sofia.

NL
IV
10 leva
ND(1925)
not released

NL
IV
10 leva
ND(1925)
SAMPLE

P:49A
M50
20 leva
ND(1925)
X
REVERSE

P:49A
M50
20 leva
ND(1925)
XX
REVERSE

P:49A
M50
20 leva
ND(1925)
SPECIMEN

Issue 1929

TDLR Printing

P:50a
M51
BGN 200
1929

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P:50a
M51
BGN 200
1929
SPECIMEN

P:51a
M52
BGN 250
1929

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P:51a
M52
BGN 250
1929
SPECIMEN

P:52a
M53
BGN 500
1929

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P:52a
M53
BGN 500
1929
SPECIMEN

P:53a
M54
BGN 1000
1929

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P:53a
M54
BGN 1000
1929
SPECIMEN

P:54a
M55
BGN 5000
1929

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P:54a
M55
BGN 5000
1929
SPECIMEN

Issue 1938

Printing G&D

P:55
M56
BGN 500
1938

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P:55
M56
BGN 500
1938
SPECIMEN

P:56
M57
BGN 1000
1938

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P:56
M57
BGN 1000
1938
SPECIMEN

P:57
M58
BGN 5000
1938

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P:57
M58
BGN 5000
1938
SPECIMEN

Issue 1940

Print RDK

P:58a
M59
BGN 500
1940

REVERSE

P:58s
M59
BGN 500
1940
SPECIMEN

P:59a
M60
BGN 1000
1940

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P:59s
M60
BGN 1000
1940
SPECIMEN

Issue 1942

Printing G&D

P:60
M61
BGN 500
1942

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P:60
M61
BGN 500
1942
SPECIMEN

P:61
M62
BGN 1000
1942

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P:61
M62
BGN 1000
1942
SPECIMEN

P:62
M63
BGN 5000
1942

REVERSE

P:62
M63
BGN 5000
1942
SPECIMEN

Issue 1943

Seal Dřavna printer, Sofia.

P:63a
M64A
20 leva
1943
X
REVERSE

P:63s
M64
20 leva
1943
SAMPLE

P:63a
M64B
20 leva
1943
XX
REVERSE

Issue 1943

Print RDK

P:64a
M65A
BGN 200
1943
X
REVERSE

P:64s
M65
BGN 200
1943
SAMPLE

P:64a
M65B
BGN 200
1943
XX

P:65a
M66A
BGN 250
1943
X
REVERSE

P:65s
M66
BGN 250
1943
SAMPLE

P:65a
M66B
BGN 250
1943
XX

P:65a
M66I
BGN 250
1943
X, letters, H, W - not extended

P:66a
M67A
BGN 500
1943
X
REVERSE

P:66s
M67
BGN 500
1943
SAMPLE

P:66a
M67B
BGN 500
1943
XX

P:67
V
BGN 1000
1943
not released
REVERSE

P:67
V
BGN 1000
1943
SPECIMEN

P:67A
VI
BGN 5000
1943
MUSTER

State Treasury. Issue 1942.

Seal Dřavna printer, Sofia.

R:67V
TB8
BGN 1000
1942

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P:67C
TB9
BGN 5000
1942

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P:67D
TB10
BGN 10,000
1942

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P:67E
TB11
BGN 20,000
1942

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P:67F
TB12
BGN 50,000
1942

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State Treasury. Issue 1943.

P:67G
TB13
BGN 1000
1943
15.01

P:67H
TB14
BGN 1000
1943
25.01
REVERSE

P:67I
TB15
BGN 1000
1943
15.06
REVERSE

P:67J
TB16
BGN 5000
1943

State Treasury. Issue 1944.

P:67K
TB17
BGN 1000
1944
15.01
REVERSE

P:67L
TB18
BGN 1000
1944
05.07
REVERSE

P:67M
TB19
BGN 1000
1944
15.11
REVERSE

P:67N
TB20
BGN 5000
1944

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State Treasury. Issue 1945.

P:67O
TB21
BGN 1000
1945

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P:67P
TB22
BGN 5000
1945

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State Treasury. Issue 1946.

P:63Q
TB23
BGN 1000
1946

P:63R
TB24
BGN 5000
1946

REVERSE

Issue 1944

Seal Dřavna printer, Sofia.

P:68a
M68IA
20 leva
1944
X. Series and # Reds.
REVERSE

P:68a
M68IB
20 leva
1944
XX Series and # Reds.
REVERSE

P:68s
M68
20 leva
1944
SAMPLE

P:68a
M68II
20 leva
1944
X. Series and # browns
REVERSE

Issue 1945

GOZNAK seal

P:69a
M69A
BGN 200
1945
X
REVERSE

P:69a
M69B
BGN 200
1945
XX
REVERSE

P:69s
M69
BGN 200
1945
SAMPLE

P:70a
M70A
BGN 250
1945
X

P:70a
M70B
BGN 250
1945
XX
REVERSE

P:70s
M70
BGN 250
1945
SAMPLE

P:71a
M71A
BGN 500
1945
X
REVERSE

P:71a
M71B
BGN 500
1945
XX
REVERSE

P:71s
M71
BGN 500
1945
SAMPLE

P:72
M72A
BGN 1000
1945
X
REVERSE

P:72
M72B
BGN 1000
1945
XX
REVERSE

P:72
M72
BGN 1000
1945
SAMPLE

P:73
M73
BGN 5000
1945

REVERSE

P:73
M73
BGN 5000
1945
SAMPLE
REVERSE

P:73
M73
BGN 5000
1945
SAMPLE * 1

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Notes:

* 1 Photo of a banknote from the collection of the Goznak Museum.

333333-KASOV BON 1000 leva 1916-444444
333333-Kingdom of Bulgaria banknote 200 leva 1929-444444