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  • 3 Leva, Bulgaria, 1951, UNC
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Brief description The design of this banknote reflects the distinct socialist art style of the early 1950s, closely mirroring Soviet currency designs of the era. Issued as a State Treasury Note under the second lev series, this 3 Leva piece captures an important historical phase of Bulgaria's post-war monetary history. The dimensions of the note are 120 x 60 mm. This currency type circulated for a decade before being demonetized in the spring of 1962 during a scheduled monetary reform.

Obverse: The front of the note utilizes an asymmetrical layout. The coat of arms of the People's Republic of Bulgaria is positioned on the left, balanced by a large numeral “3” inside a decorative vignette on the right. The wider white margin features a distinct shield containing the Cyrillic abbreviation “НРБ” (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) with the serial number printed directly underneath.

Reverse: The back centers on a crossed sickle and hammer enclosed within an ornamental vignette, serving as the core ideological symbol of the period. Below this vignette, a detailed text blocks confirms that the note is backed by all properties of the State and must be accepted by all institutions and individuals at face value. A standard legal warning against forgery is also included.

Security Features & Substrate: Printed on specialized security paper by the Soviet enterprise Goznak. The security framework relies primarily on a continuous watermark pattern distributed across the surface, consisting of the Bulgarian National Bank's Cyrillic initials (“БНБ”) accompanied by a hammer and sickle.

Topical Collecting Themes: Socialist realism and communist iconography, hammer and sickle designs, national coats of arms, State Treasury notes, post-war monetary reforms, banknotes printed by Goznak, the People's Republic of Bulgaria era, demonetized historical currencies.
Quantity 5
Banknote material Paper
Denomination 3
Year 1951
Orientation Horizontal
Country Bulgaria
Banknote type Circulating
Currency name Lev
Issuing bank Bulgarian National Bank
Main color Green
Printer Goznak (Russian Federation)
Main theme of the reverse History
Demonetization year 1962
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3 Leva, Bulgaria, 1951, UNC

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