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A brief monetary history:
- Turkisch currency, till 1885
- Lev = 100 Stotinki, 1882-1952
- Lev = (100 old Lev) = 100 Stotinki, 1952-62
- Lev = (10 old Lev) = 100 Stotinki, 1962-99
- Lev = (German Mark = 0.51 Euro = 1.000 old Lev) = 100 Stotinki, from 1999

For earlier issues see:
- Turkey, till 1885
Bulgarian currency was used:
- Macedonia,1878-1913

Pick #	Date
		Kingdom
A1-A3	1887	20, 50, 100 leva
A4-A5	(1890)	5, 10 leva
A6-A8	(1899)	5, 10, 50 leva
1-6	(1904-9)	5, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 leva siver
7-12	(1904-7)	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 leva gold
13	1916	1.000 leva
14-20	(1916)	1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva
21-24	(1917)	5, 10, 20, 50 leva
25	(1917)	100 leva
26	(1918)	1.000 leva
30-31	(1920)	1, 2 leva
33	(1920)	1.000 leva
34-40	1922	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 leva
41	1924	5.000 leva
42-43	(1942)	1.000, 1.000 leva
45-49	1925	50, 100, 500, 1.000, 5.000 leva
49A	(1928)	20 leva
50-54	1929	200, 250, 500, 1.000, 5.000 leva
55-57	1938	500, 1.000, 5.000 leva
58-59	1940	500, 1.000 leva
60-62	1942	500, 1.000, 5.000 leva
63-67	1943	20, 200, 250, 500, 1.000 leva
67G-J	1943	1.000, 1.000, 1.000, 5.000 leva; short term Treasury certificate
67K-N	1944	1.000, 1.000, 1.000, 5.000 leva; short term Treasury certificate
67O-P	1945	1.000, 5.000 leva; short term Treasury certificate
67Q-R	1946	1.000, 5.000 leva; short term Treasury certificate
		Russian occupation
68-73	1944-5	20, 200, 250, 500, 1.000, 5.000 leva
		Republic
74-78	1947-8	20, 200, 250, 500, 1.000 leva
79	1950	20 leva
80-87A	1947-50	1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 leva; unissued
88-92	1962	1, 2, 5, 10, 20 leva
93-97	1974	1, 2, 5, 10, 20 leva
98	1990	50 leva
100-105	1991-97	20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1.000 leva
106-9	1994-6	1.000, 2.000, 5.000, 10.000 leva
111	1997	5.000 leva
112-3	1997	10.000, 50.000 leva
114-120	1999-	1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva
121	2005	20 leva; commemorative issue "Bulgarian Bank 1885-2005"

Foreign Exchange Certificates

FX1-7 (1966) 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Balkan Turiste

FX8-14 (1968) 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Corecom

FX15-21 (1975) 0.50, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Corecom

FX22-28 (1978) 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Corecom

FX29-35 1981 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Bulgarian National Bank

FX36-42 1986 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Bulgarian National Bank

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		Foreign Exchange Certificates
FX1-7	(1966)	1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Balkan Turiste
FX8-14	(1968)	1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Corecom
FX15-21	(1975)	0.50, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Corecom
FX22-28	(1978)	1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Corecom
FX29-35	1981	1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Bulgarian National Bank
FX36-42	1986	1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 leva; Bulgarian National Bank