200 Leva, Bulgaria, 1943 (Pick 64)

This 200 Leva note was issued in Bulgaria, dated 1943. It belongs to the First lev (1881-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Simeon II (Симеон II) (1943-1946). It measures 137 × 75 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 64.

Obverse: The coat of arms on the right, a portrait of Tsar Simeon II on the left. Its lettering reads “Двеста Лева / Българската Народна Банка / Плаща Предявителю / София 1943”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Two Hundred Leva The Bulgarian National Bank Pays the Bearer Sofia 1943”. Reverse: A view from Veliko Turnovo in the middle. Its lettering reads “Двеста Лева / Banque Nationale de Bulgarie / За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ съгласно чл. 183 и 191 отѣ наказателния законъ”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Two Hundred Leva Banque Nationale de Bulgarie For forgery the guilty are punished according Art. 183 and 191 of the criminal law”.

The note was printed by Bundesdruckerei (Reichsdruckerei), Berlin, Germany (1879-date). Watermark: Thickened parts in the paper visible in the white margin. Demonetized: 16 March 1947. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.