Bulgaria 20 Leva Very Fine Banknote

20 Leva - 1991 (Bulgaria)

Features:

• Issuer: Bulgaria
• Issuing Bank: Bulgarian National Bank (Българска народна банка)
• Period: Republic (1990-present)
• Type: Standard Circulation Banknote
• Year: 1991
• Shape: Rectangular

Obverse Design:
The obverse features a portrait of Sebastocratorina Desislava, a historical figure and patroness of the Boyana Church, depicted from a fresco fragment.

• Script: Cyrillic

• Lettering:

  • Двадесет Лева (Twenty Leva)
  • Българска Народна Банка (Bulgarian National Bank)
  • Десислава Севастократорица Ктиторица (Desislava, the Sebastocrator and Patroness)

• Designer: Antonii Ivanov

Reverse Design:
The reverse depicts Boyana Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located on the right. On the left side are the denomination number “20” and the text “ДВАДЕСЕТ ЛЕВА” (twenty leva).

• Script: Cyrillic
• Lettering:
  • Двадесет Лева (Twenty Leva)
  • Българска Народна Банка (Bulgarian National Bank)
  • За подправка виновните се наказват съгласно закона (For forgery, the guilty are punished according to the law)

Additional Information:
This note is a part of Bulgaria's standard circulation series from the early 1990s and represents the transition period of the Third Lev currency. With its historical and cultural motifs, the 20 Leva note commemorates Bulgaria's rich heritage. The note was demonetized on 31 July 1998 and is a collectible item for numismatists today.