Notes in Circulation as of 10
LEVS 1999
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The obverse side carries
an engraving of Doctor Peter Beron. To the right of him appear
the frontispiece and plates from his 1824 "Primer Containing
Diverse Instructions". Colloquially known as Riben Bukvar
(the Fish Primer), this was infused with the ideas of advanced
European education.
Doctor Peter Beron (1799 - 1871),
a National Revival scientist, Renaissance Man, reformer and
sponsor of Bulgarian learning, this linguist with nine languages
authored the first secular instruction book in Bulgarian,
and encoded modern Bulgarian grammar. He contributed greatly
to the modernisation of education and establishment of contemporary
Bulgarian culture.
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The reverse side
shows sketches taken from Peter Beron's treatises in
astronomy, and his personal telescope.
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Background colour - green.
Paper - 100% cotton, in beige tones.
Dimensions - 126 x 70 mm.
Security Features
Anti-copy Stripe - a hologram
stripe consisting of alternating images of a globe and a telescope
(elements of the design on the reverse of the banknote), the figure
"10" and the text "ËÅÂÀ" (LEVS) appearing as
miniprint, which change their colour when seen from a different
angle.
Security Thread - a thread incorporated
in the banknote paper with initials "ÁÍÁ 10" (BNB 10)
appearing as a negative microprint.
Watermark - a half-tone outline
of the portrait depicted on the banknote.
Fluorescence - elements of the
pattern, serial numbers and fibres in the paper fluoresce under
UV light.
Transparent register element
- when the banknote is held against the light the figure "10"
is seen in a square checkered field.
Microprint on the obverse - to
the left of the portrait there are alternating lines with the texts:
"ÏÅÒÚÐ ÁÅÐÎÍ" (PETER BERON) and "1799 - 1871";
in the two vertical lines to the right of the portrait: the text
"ÏÅÒÚÐ ÁÅÐÎÍ" (PETER BERON); the text "10 ËÅÂÀ"
(10 LEVS) printed within the boundaries of the denomination "10";
the figure "10" forming a stripe underneath the year of
the issue "1999".
Microprint on the reverse - the
text "ÏÅÒÚÐ ÁÅÐÎÍ" (PETER BERON) forming a stripe on the
left side of the banknote.
The obverse of the banknote features the embossed
portrait, the texts "ÁÚËÃÀÐÑÊÀ ÍÀÐÎÄÍÀ ÁÀÍÊÀ",
"ÄÅÑÅÒ ËÅÂÀ" (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK, TEN LEVS), the
figure of the denomination "10", the vignette, and the
text "10 ËÅÂÀ" (10 LEVS) on the anti-copy stripe.
Designation for blind people
- an embossed rectangle and the circle underneath.
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1 EUR
1 USD
1 CHF
