50 Leva, Bulgarian National Bank, Bulgaria, 1922 (Pick 37)

This 50 Leva note was issued in Bulgaria by the Bulgarian National Bank, dated 1922. It belongs to the First lev (1881-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Boris III (Борис III) (1918-1943). It measures 142 × 80 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 37.

Obverse: The coat of arms in the middle. Its lettering reads “Петдесет Лева / Българската Народна Банка / Плаща Предявителю / София 1922”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Fifty Leva The Bulgarian National Bank Pays the Bearer Sofia 1922”. Reverse: A shepherd with a flock Scripts: Cyrillic and Latin. Its lettering reads “Петдесет Лева / Banque Nationale de Bulgarie / За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ съгласно чл. 183 и 191 отъ наказателния законъ.”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Fifty 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 American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date). Design is credited to Dimitar Gyudzhenov and Nikola Kozhouharov (Никола Кожухаров). Demonetized: 31 December 1933. 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.