3 Leva, Bulgaria, 1951

3 Leva banknote of Bulgaria, printed in 1951. The banknote has an asymmetrical disposition - meaning the layout or arrangement of elements (portraits, text, seal) is not balanced or mirrored on both sides around the central vertical axis. The obverse carries the coat of arms of Bulgaria - a lion on a shield within a wreath, with the date 9 IX 1944 - marking the date of communist takeover. The reverse has an image of 2 hands holding the hammer and the sickle - the communist symbols. 

During World War II, Bulgaria initially stayed neutral, and then sided with Germany (1941 onward) in a bid to regain territories lost in earlier wars. In 1944, as Soviet armies closed in, a communist revolution overthrew the pro-German government and declared war on Germany. Bulgaria, like much of Eastern Europe, came under the Soviet sphere of influence. 

3 is an uncommon denomination - banknotes usually move in denominations of 1-2-5-10. However, USSR and many of its East European satellite states had banknotes in the denomination of 3. This was to make transactions easier - many everyday items were priced in multiples of 3. These notes were adopted for use in 1952. 

Size: 120 mm* 60 mm
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Notes are in uncirculated condition. Notes are part of a lot - the piece you get may not be the one in the image, but will be in similar condition. Price is for 1 note. 

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