| Issuer | Bulgaria |
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| Year | 1885 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 Leva |
| Currency | First lev (1881-1952) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 150 × 97 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russia (1818-date) |
| Designer(s) | Georgi Yakovlev Kirkov |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 1 July 1907 |
| Reference(s) | P#A1 |
| Obverse description | The coat of arms in the left upper corner |
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| Obverse lettering | Двадесетъ Лева Българска Народна Банка Въ замѣна на тая банкнота Българската Народна Банка плаща предявителю двадесетъ лева злато София, 1 август 1885 За подправка виновнитѣ се наказватъ споредъ законъ (Translation: Twenty Leva Bulgarian National Bank In exchange of this banknote the The Bulgarian National Bank pays the bearer twenty leva gold Sofia, 1 august 1885 For forgery the guilty are punished according to the law) |
| Reverse description | The figure `20` in a vignette in the middle |
| Reverse lettering | 20 Лева (Translation: 50 Leva) |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | “БНБ” |
| Variants | |
| Numisquare ID | 2117305430 |
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