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Detailed information about Coin: Fifty Leva 1940 from Bulgaria
| Description | The design reverts to the 1930 design, probably due to the fact that Bulgaria and the United Kingdom were on different sides during World War II so Bulgaria could not continue mintage at the Royal Mint London as in 1934. The edge of the coin carries the inscription "БОЖЕ ПАЗИ БЪЛГАРИЯ" - God Save Bulgaria. |
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| Country | Bulgaria | Currency | Lev (First Lev (1881 - 1952)) | ||||||
| Face value | 50 (x Lev) | Type | Fifty Leva (CuproNickel) | ||||||
| Year | 1940 | Current | No (demonetised 1952) | ||||||
| Mintage | 12,340,000 (12.3 million) | ||||||||
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| Material | CuproNickel | Designer | Lajos Berán | ||||||
| Monarch | Цар Борис III (Tsar Boris III) | Effigy | Portrait by Lajos Berán | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 27 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 10 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Effigy of King Boris III facing left (by Lajos Berán), artist's name L. Berán in small letters under the truncation of the neck. Around, БОРИСЪ III ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТѢ (Boris III, King of the Bulgarians). Below, mint mark A of the Berlin Mint. |
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| Obverse inscription | БОРИСЪ III ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТѢ | ||||||||
| Reverse | Denomination and date 50 ЛЕВА 1940 (50 LEVA 1940) within wreath. |
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| Reverse inscription | 50 ЛЕВА 1940 | ||||||||
| Edge | Inscribed | Edge inscription | БОЖЕ ПАЗИ БЪЛГАРИЯ | ||||||
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Bulgaria KM# 48 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Bulgarian National Bank, Catalogue of Bulgarian Coins | 2004 | Mint | ||
| Bulgarian National Bank, Catalogue of Bulgarian Coins | 2004 | Mintage | ||
| Bulgarian National Bank, Catalogue of Bulgarian Coins | 2014 | Design |
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| Bullion Star - Buy and Store Bullion in Singapore |
| Fifty Leva 1930 | Fifty Leva 1934 | Fifty Leva 1940 | Fifty Leva 1943 |