500 Leva

Features

Issuer	Bulgaria
Period	People's Republic (1946-1990)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1948
Value	500 Leva
Currency	First lev (1881-1952)
Composition	Papier
Size	158 × 80 mm
Shape	Prostokątny
Demonetized	12 May 1952
Number	N# 203370
References	P# 77 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Herb po lewej stronie, liczba "500" w winiecie pośrodku. Automatically translated

Script: Cyrylica

Lettering:
Петстотин Лева
Българската Народна Банка
Плаща Предявителю
София - Държавна Печатница - 1948 г.

Designer: Tzvetana Kosturkova

Reverse

Zdjęcie zbieraczy tytoniu Automatically translated

Script: Cyrylica

Lettering:
Петстотин Лева
Banque Nationale de Bulgarie
За подправка виновните се наказват съгласно чл. 183 и 191 от наказателния закон

Designer: Tzvetana Kosturkova

Watermark

Siatka form romboidalnych. Automatically translated

Printer

Държавна печатница, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Date	XF	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1948	$ 33	P# 77 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).		96%
1948		P# 77s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Specimen	0%

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Past sales

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	Katz Auction 195 Lot 1796	23 May 2026	Undetermined	UNC	USD 92.58 (EUR 80.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 193 Lot 1759	5 May 2026	Undetermined	UNC	USD 150.44 (EUR 130.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 83 Lot 257	20 May 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 106.46 (EUR 92.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 83 Lot 256	20 May 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 26.62 (EUR 23.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 59 Lot 2034	23 Apr 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 57.86 (EUR 50.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 159 Lot 1107	3 Jun 2025	Undetermined	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 147 Lot 3146	17 Dec 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 28.93 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 135 Lot 1648	14 Aug 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 41.66 (EUR 36.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 127 Lot 1465	1 Jun 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 41.66 (EUR 36.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 121 Lot 3439	18 Apr 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 24.30 (EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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