Bulgaria 2 Leva 1999

Specimen

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Bulgaria 2 Leva, 1999-2005 P-115 obverse
Bulgaria 2 Leva, 1999-2005 P-115 reverse

Information:

Rarity R - Rare
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1999 Specimen + - - - - - -
Reference P#115s1
Country Bulgaria
Period Fourth lev (1999-date)
Issuing bank Bulgarian National Bank
Currency Leva
Denomination 2 Leva
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1999-2005
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes on 31.12.2020
Size (WxH) 116x64 mm

Obverse:

Bulgaria 2 Leva, 1999-2005 P-115
Cyrillic

Obverse text

Два Лева Българска Народна Банка Паисий Хилендарски 1722-1773

Obverse symbol

The portrait of Paisius of Hilendar. The background depicts the Zografou Monastery on Mount Athos, the Monastery Seal, and the interior of Pagisios' monastic cell.

Reverse:

Image 1
Cyrillic

Reverse text

За подправка виновните се наказват съгласно закона Два Лева Българска Народна Банка

Reverse symbol

A facsimile of the Zografou draft of the "Historiae Sclavo-Bulgaricus" with a list of Bulgarian rulers; images of Tsar Kaloyan’s Ring Seal and three seals with the images of Bulgarian Sovereigns Mihail Shishman, Svetoslav Terter and Ivan Asen II; Hristofor Zhefarovich's crowned lion rampant; Bulgaria's Coat of Arms with three lions, as published in 1483 in the Gruenberg Heraldic Compendium.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1999 1999 250m - $1,30 $1,30 - - $3,90
1999 Specimen + - - - - - -
2005 2005 250m $1,10 $1,10 $1,10 $1,20 $2,00 $2,50
2005 Specimen + - - - - - -