Piece bbc20bs-bap : Banknote of 20 Bolívares : No date : Banco Caracas

Banco Caracas Banco Central de Venezuela Banco Colonial Británico Banco Comercial Banco Comercial de Maracaibo Banco de Carabobo Banco de Carácas Banco de Londres y Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo Banco de Venezuela

Banco de Venezuela (first) Banco Mercantil y Agrícola Banco Nacional de Venezuela Banco Venezolano de Crédito Billete de Tesorería Compañía de Accionistas Compañía de Crédito Distrito Federal Estado de Guayana Estados Unidos de Venezuela

Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela

10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 400 Bolívares 800 Bolívares

Design A, Type B Design A, Type C Design A, Type D Design B, Type A Design B, Type B Design B, Type C

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Back

Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

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Characteristics from Design B, Type A

Identification Code: bbc20bs-ba
Size: 77 x 177 mm (3.03 x 6.97 in.)
Obverse: Design in black over a background in purple and lilac. On the left, allegorical of Liberty with Phrygian cap. On the right, allegorical of cherub with the denomination value "20" within a guilloche above. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CARACAS", "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA" and the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL B. 6.000.000". On the upper left and bottom right corners, the denomination value "20". On the bottom, the signatures zone with the value in words "VEINTE" «twenty» as background. In the center, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares» with the payment clause "EL BANCO CARACAS PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR EN DINERO EFECTIVO" «The Banco Caracas will pay to the bearer in cash» / "A LA PRESENTACION DE ESTE BILLETE" «upon presentation of this banknote». Below, the date filling space "Caracas ______ de 18__".
Reverse: Design in green. In the center, allegorical of the Justice with an scale and sword surrounded by the issuer name "BANCO CARACAS", "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA" and the capitalization amount. On each side and on the corners, the denomination value "20" within a guilloche.
Production information: August 1890: 45,000 pieces (serie A5, interval A11000 - A55999) pieces

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbc20bs-bap
Date: No date
Serie: No serial number
Amount: Unknown.
Printer: The Hommer Lee Bank Note Company New York
Note: Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.

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Signatures

Presidente del directorio «chairman»: No signature
Director «Director»: No signature
Gerente «Manager»: No signature

Identification in other catalogs

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): S131

NOTE: The piece identification from the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM) used in this website is updated to: Specialized issues (7th edition - 1995), General issues 1368-1960 (14th edition - 2012) and Modern issues 1961-2019 (25th edition - 2019)

Recommended bibliography

Banknotes of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.
Latin American Bank Note Records by Ricardo Magan.