Main feature of the obverse side of the banknote is the engraving of Ivan Milev, a noted Bulgarian 1920s artist. The background shows details of his painting "Art and the Crown of Thorns", decorative motifs from his other works, passages from his letters and a monogram from a bill advertising his first exhibition, held in Sofia in 1925.

Ivan Milev /1897 –1927/, painter, avant-garde stage designer, and one of the circle who defined the fin-de-cycle in Bulgarian art. Gifted with the potent imagination and strong stylistic sensibility, he sought inspiration and models in village life and folk songs, legends and beliefs to create supple images rich in Bulgarian tradition and spirit.

The reverse shows fragments from his paintings "A Woman Harvesting", "The Bulgarian Madonna", and "Wedding of the Dragon".
Background colour - burgundy red.
Paper – 100 % cotton, in pink tones.
Dimensions - 121 x 67 mm.

The obverse side carries an engraving of Doctor Peter Beron. To the right of him appear the frontispiece and plates from his 1824 "Primer Containing Diverse Instructions". Colloquially known as Riben Bukvar /the Fish Primer/, this was infused with the ideas of advanced European education.

He contributed greatly to the modernisation of education and establishment of contemporary Bulgarian culture.
The reverse side shows sketches taken from Peter Beron's treatises in astronomy, and his personal telescope.
Background colour - green.
Paper – 100 % cotton, in beige tones.
Dimensions - 126 x 70 mm.

A portrait of Stefan Stambolov is the main feature on the obverse side of the banknote. The central part carries a cover facsimile of his anthology "Songs and Poems" issued in Bucharest in 1877, and his poem "To My Comrades". Below appears the Seal of the Edinstvo /Unity/ Committee in Tarnovo, whose co-founder Stambolov was.

Participant in the National Liberation struggle, poet National Unification activist National Assembly Deputy, Chairman, Regent, and Prime Minister, Stambolov put Bulgaria upon the map of European statesmanship.
The reverse of the banknote depicts the National Assembly building and fragments of Orlov Most and Lavov Most /Sofia's Eagle and Lion Bridges/: public edifices linked with his period in office; and manuscript in his hand.
Background colour - blue.
Paper – 100 % cotton, in violet tones.
Dimensions - 131 x 73 mm.