2024-04-16 08:31:02
At the end of March, there were 582,453,492 leva banknotes in circulation in the country, according to the statistics of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), published on its website. Compared to the end of February, they increased by 0.18 percent (581,407,425 units).
The most banknotes in circulation were again those with a denomination of BGN 50 – 240,444,904 pieces, followed by the banknotes of BGN 100 – 133,189,861 pieces and those with a denomination of BGN 20 – 98,200,556 pieces.
At the end of March, the value of banknotes in circulation in BGN was BGN 28,253,141,535. Compared to the end of February, the increase was 0.4 percent (BGN 28,141,349,170).
In the first quarter of the year, 225 fake banknotes circulating in our country were registered and seized.
Most of them have a denomination of BGN 50 – 83 pieces. 77 counterfeit banknotes with a denomination of BGN 20, 50 with a denomination of BGN 100, 14 with a denomination of BGN 10, and one banknote with a denomination of BGN 5 were also registered and detained.
At the end of 1999, there were 160,559,571 banknotes in circulation, BNB statistics show. At that time, the banknote with the largest denomination was the one of BGN 50, of which 20,074,488 were in circulation.
At the end of 1999, the banknotes with a denomination of 1 BGN were distributed the most – 37,223,418 pieces. Banknotes of 1 BGN have not been in circulation since January 1, 2016, but they continue to be exchanged at the cash desks of the BNB. The BGN 100 banknote has been in circulation since December 8, 2003, BTA informs.