Bulgaria 5.000 Leva 1938

Color Trial (Т 0000000)

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Bulgaria 5,000 Leva, 1938 P-57 obverse
Bulgaria 5,000 Leva, 1938 P-57 reverse

Information:

Rarity B - Uncommon
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1938 Color Trial (Т 0000000) + - - - - - -
Reference P#57s2
Country Bulgaria
Period First lev (1881-1952)
Ruler Boris III (Борис III) (1918-1943)
Currency Leva
Denomination 5.000 Leva
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1938
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes on 01.12.1943
Size (WxH) 200x106 mm

Obverse:

Bulgaria 5,000 Leva, 1938 P-57
Cyrillic

Obverse text

Петь Хиляди Лева Българската Народна Банка Плаща Предявителю София 1938

Obverse symbol

The coat of arms in the middle, a portrait of Tsar Boris III in a military uniform on the left, a watermark on the right

Reverse:

Image 1
Cyrillic

Reverse text

Петь Хиляди Лева Banque Nationale de Bulgarie За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ съгласно чл. 183 и 191 отъ наказателния законъ.

Reverse symbol

A watermark on the left, a vignette with the figure “5000” on the right, the building of the Bulgarian National Bank in the middle

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1938 1938 300k - - - - - -
1938 Specimen (А 0000000) + - - - - - -
1938 Color Trial (Т 0000000) + - - - - - -