Bulgaria 250 Leva banknote 1929 Tsar Boris III
Bulgarian National Bank - Българска народна банка - Banque nationale de Bulgarie
Obverse: the Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Bulgaria on the left, a portrait of Tsar Boris III in a military uniform on the right.
Reverse: a view of the Yantra river near Veliko Turnovo.
Watermark: an upright sheaf of corn with a sickle in a 34 mm circle
Size: 164 x 87 mm.
Artistic design: Alexander Bozhinov, Vasil Zahariev.
Printed in Thomas de La Rue, London, England.
In circulation from September 1940 to 16 March 1947.
Bulgarian banknotes - Bulgaria paper money
Tsar Boris III 1929 Issue
Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgarian: Велико Търново; "Great Tǎrnovo") is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Often referred to as the "City of the Tsars", Veliko Tarnovo is located on the Yantra River and is famously known as the historical capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, attracting many tourists with its unique architecture. The old part of the city is situated on the three hills Tsarevets, Trapezitsa, and Sveta Gora, rising amidst the meanders of the Yantra. On Tsarevets are the palaces of the Bulgarian emperors and the Patriarchate, the Patriarchal Cathedral, and also a number of administrative and residential edifices surrounded by thick walls.
Trapezitsa is known for its many churches and as the former main residence of the nobility. During the Middle Ages, the city was among the main European centres of culture and gave its name to the architecture of the Tarnovo Artistic School, painting of the Tarnovo Artistic School, and to literature. Veliko Tarnovo is an important administrative, economic, educational, and cultural centre of Northern Bulgaria.
Yantra river
The Yàntra (Bulgarian: Янтра) is a river in northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. It is 285 km long (the third longest Bulgarian tributary of the Danube) and has a watershed of 7,862 km².
The Yantra has its source from the northern foot of Hadzhi Dimitar Peak in Central Stara Planina, at 1,340 m. In its upper course, it is often called Etar (Етър), its older name. The river flows into the Danube close to Svishtov.
A special feature of the river are the many gorges it forms by crossing the Forebalkan area, the largest one being close to Veliko Tarnovo, 7 km in length, albeit actually two times longer due to the river's many turns.
Major cities on the river are Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Polski Trambesh, and Byala, close to which is the famous bridge Belenski most over the Yantra.