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Notes in Circulation as of
5 LEVS 1999
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Main feature of the obverse side
of the banknote is the engraving of Ivan Milev, a noted Bulgarian
1920s artist. the background shows details of his painting
"Art and the Crown of Thorns", decorative motifs
from his other works, passages from his letters and a monogram
from a bill advertising his first exhibition, held in Sofia
in 1925.
Ivan Milev (1897 -1927),
painter, avant-garde stage designer, and one of the circle
who defined the fin-de-siecle in Bulgarian art. Gifted with
the potent imagination and strong stylistic sensibility, he
sought inspiration and models in village life and folk songs,
legends and beliefs to create supple images rich in Bulgarian
tradition and spirit.
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The reverse shows fragments
from his paintings "A Woman Harvesting", "The
Bulgarian Madonna", and "Wedding of the Dragon".
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Background colour - burgundy red.
Paper - 100% cotton, in pink tones.
Dimensions - 121 x 67 mm.
Security Features
Anti-copy Stripe - a hologram
stripe consisting of alternating images of a stylized flower (an
element of the design on the reverse of the banknote), the digit
"5" 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 5" (BNB 5) 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 digit "5"
is seen in a square checkered field.
Microprint on the obverse - the
text "ÈÂÀÍ ÌÈËÅÂ" (IVAN MILEV) to the left of the portrait
and in the two vertical lines to the right of the portrait; the
text "5 ËÅÂÀ" (5 LEVS) printed within the boundaries of
the denomination digit "5".
Microprint on the reverse - alternating
lines with the texts "ÈÂÀÍ ÌÈËÅÂ" (IVAN MILEV) and "1897
- 1927" form a stripe on the left side of the banknote; alternating
lines with the texts "ÈÂÀÍ ÌÈËÅÂ" (IVAN MILEV) and "1897
- 1927" printed within the boundaries of the harvester's sleeve;
the digit "5" under the harvester's hand.
The obverse of the banknote features the embossed
portrait, the texts "ÁÚËÃÀÐÑÊÀ ÍÀÐÎÄÍÀ ÁÀÍÊÀ",
"ÏÅÒ ËÅÂÀ" (BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK, FIVE LEVS), the digit
of the denomination "5", the vignette, and the text "5
ËÅÂÀ" (5 LEVS) on the anti-copy stripe.
Designation for blind people
- two embossed triangles pointed
upwards.
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1 EUR
1 USD
1 CHF
