ALL BULGARIAN BANKNOTE DESIGNS between 1962 and 1997 in 16-UNC, 1-EF and 2 VF

Description: Included in this offer are the following distinct 19 banknote DESIGNS issued between 1962 and 1997. This is covering the COMPLETE set of designs from that period (note: 1962 and 1974 designs are identical so this set doesn't include 1962 notes). Also included are two 1 lev UNC notes from 1999 which show the re-denomination result at 1000:1 of the pre-1999 currency. The banknotes can be classified in the following conditions using the definitions of the International Bank Note Society (IBNS) (see at the bottom) Eighteen of these banknotes are in Uncirculated/UNC, One is Extremely Fine/EF and Two are Very Fine/VFAdditional notes:The 10000 come in two different designs (see Wikipedia notes below)The 1000 and 5000 banknotes come in two variants with the same design: -- with foil protection -- without foil protectionList of included banknotes: Народна Република България -- Communist Era symbolism on notes 1 lev (един лев) 1974 -- UNC 2 lev (два лева) 1974 -- UNC 5 lev (пет лева) 1974 -- UNC 10 lev (десет лева) 1974 -- UNC 20 lev (двадесет лева) 1974 -- EF 50 lev (петдесет лева) 1990 -- VF Република България -- Post Communist Era 20 lev (двадесет лева) 1991 -- UNC 50 lev (петдесет лева) 1992 -- UNC 100 lev (сто лева) 1991 -- UNC 200 lev (двеста лева) 1992 -- UNC 500 lev (петстотин лева) 1993 -- UNC 1000 lev (хиляда лева) 1994 without foil protection -- UNC 1996 with foil protection -- UNC 2000 lev (две хиляди лева) 1996 with foil protection -- UNC 5000 lev (пет хиляди лева) 1997 without foil protection -- UNC 1996 with foil protection -- VF 10000 lev (десет хиляди лева) 1996 with foil protection -- UNC 10000 lev (десет хиляди лева) 1997 with foil protection -- UNC 50000 lev (петдесет хиляди лева) 1997 with foil protection -- UNC1 lev (един лев) post 1999 re-denomination with foil protection -- UNC If you have any questions or if you need more photo, please feel free to contact me. quote from Wikipedia:Bulgarian Lev (1962–1999)In 1962, another redenomination took place at the rate of 10 to 1, setting the exchange rate at 1.17 leva = 1 U. S. dollar, with the tourist rate falling to 2 leva on February 1, 1964. The ISO 4217 code was BGL. After this, the lev remained fairly stable for almost three decades. However, like other Communist countries' currencies, it was not freely convertible for Western funds. Consequently, black market rates were five to ten times higher than the official rate. During the period, until 1989 the lev was backed by gold, and the banknotes have the text stating: "The bank note is backed by gold and all assets of the bank" (Bulgarian: "Банкнотата е обезпечена със злато и всички активи на банката").After the fall of communism, Bulgaria experienced several episodes of drastic inflation and currency devaluation. In order to change this, in 1997, the lev was pegged to the Deutsche Mark, with 1,000 lev equal to 1 DM (one lev equal to 0.1 pfennig).Since 1997, Bulgaria has been in a system of currency board, and all Bulgarian currency in circulation has been completely backed by the foreign exchange reserves of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB).BanknotesIn 1962, the National Bank issued notes for 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 leva. A second series, in the same denominations, was issued in 1974. 50 leva notes were introduced in 1990. Again, denominations 10 leva and up featured Georgi Dimitrov, 1, 2, and 5 featured the state emblem. After the fall of the communist regime, new notes were introduced for 20, 50, 100 and 200 leva. These were followed by 500 leva notes in 1993, 1000 and 2000 leva in 1994, 5000 and 10,000 leva in 1996 (re-released with new design and look in 1997), and 50,000 leva in 1997. Furthermore, two new banknotes of 20,000 and 100,000 leva were scheduled to be introduced in 1997 and 1998, but their production was canceled following the introduction of currency board in 1997. IBNS Grading Standards v2Uncirculated UNC A perfectly preserved note, never mishandled by the issuing authority, a bank teller, the public or a collector. An uncirculated note will have its original natural sheen. For both paper and polymer banknotes, the note is clean and firm, without discolouration. Corners are sharp and square, without any evidence of rounding. (Rounded corners are often a tell-tale sign that an apparently high grade item has been cleaned or “doctored.”) Extremely Fine EF or XF A very attractive note, with light handling. May have a maximum of three light folds or one crease. Surface is clean and bright with original sheen. On paper notes the corners may show only the slightest evidence of rounding. Very Fine VF An attractive note, but with more evidence of handling and wear. May have a number of folds both vertically and horizontally. Paper may have minimal dirt, or possible colour smudging. Paper itself is still relatively crisp and not floppy. There are no tears into the border area, although the edges do show slight wear. Corners also show wear but not full rounding.

Price: 316 USD

Location: Orlando, Florida

End Time: 2023-11-08T15:32:10.000Z

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