Bulgaria - 20 Leva 2005 120th Years of Issuing Banknotes

Twenty Leva

Commemorating 120th Years of Issuing Banknotes Brief Description
Governor – Ivan Ivan Iskrov
Chief Cashier - Stefan Tzvetkov
Dimensions – 134mm x 74mm
Prefix number serial - AA/0
Paper - Toned in pale violet
Date issue - 2005, year printed on note "1885-2005"
Printer - Giesecke & Devriant (G&D)

Obverse - Symbolic elements of the Bulgaria National Bank: stylised elements from the BNB building, the BNB emblem, and other multi-coloured background nets of appropriate structures, vignettes, rosettes, analogous to the banknotes of the first BNB issues. The note has a watermark of a halftone image of a rampant lion.This note has a watermark of a falcon's head.

The security features of this note are: -
1) Security element “Varifeye®” - in the form of a window in the paper, through which the numerals “20” can be seen when the banknote is on a white pad, and on a black pad – diagonal lines;

2) Holographic image of the numeral “20” which pulsates in various colours when the banknote is tilted;

3) The emblem of the Bulgarian National Bank with a holographic effect;
4) Security thread – a band built in the paper, with a negative mini-text “bHb 20”, which partially comes out on the back of the note and changes its colour from violet to green;
5) See-through register – when the note is held up to the light, the image of the numeral “20” is formed in a rectangular chessboard field;
6) Optical variable ink (OVI) – when the sight angle is changed, the numeral “20” in the lower right corner of the note front changes its colour from violet to green.

Reverse - A replica of the first Bulgarian banknote of BGN 20, issue 1885, the old BNB building, the sculpture image of a seated woman used for the banknotes of BGN 1 and 2, issue 1920, and the coat of arms of the Principality of Bulgaria. Note designed by Kiril Gogov. Quantity: Only 250,000 pieces issued.