Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  3. Banco Comercial
  4. Bolívar
  5. 100 Bolívares
  6. Design A
  7. Type A
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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
20 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares
Obverse
Piece bbcc100bs-aap (Obverse)
Photo from piece bbcc100bs-aap: Design A, Type A. Proof banknote without date
Photograph credits: Marcos Urrutia
Reverse
Piece bbcc100bs-aap2 (Reverse)
Photo from piece bbcc100bs-aap2: Design A, Type A. Proof banknote without date #2
Photograph credits: Marcos Urrutia
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcc100bs-aa
  • Size: 224 x 104 mm (8.82 x 4.09 in.)
  • Obverse: Design in black with underprint in blue. On the upper left, allegorical of a seated woman. At right, Christopher Columbus. In the center, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL", "SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA", capitalization amount "CAPITAL" / "B/3,200,000" (both with the denomination value "B/100" as background), "Carácas" with the date filling space "____ de 188___", the value in words "VALE POR CIEN BOLIVARES" «Worth for one hundred Bolivares», payment clause "que se pagarán al portador en Carácas á la presentacion" «payable to bearer in Caracas upon presentation» and capitalization amount "CAPITAL B/3,200,000". In each corner, the denomination value "100".
  • Reverse: Design in blue. In the center, Coat of Arms with the issuer name splitted in two parts "BANCO" / "COMERCIAL" above and below. In each corner, the denomination value "100".
  • Production information: June 1886: 5000 pieces (serie 4 and 5, interval 8001 - 9999 and 10000 - 13000), February 1888: 7000 pieces (serie 5, interval 13001 - 20000)
  • Signatures: "Por el Banco Comercial" «p.p. Banco Comercial», "Gerente" «Manager» and "Por el Banco Comercial" «p.p. Banco Comercial»
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Warning
- Due to the absence of official information on the banknotes issuance made by private and public entities before the creation of the Central Bank of Venezuela, the list includes known pieces or pieces referenced in a bibliography.
SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
S168bbcc100bs-aap Entry with incomplete photoNo date
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Obverse only print proof. "CAPITAL B/3,200,000" in blue
N/Lbbcc100bs-aap2 Entry with incomplete photoNo date
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Reverse only print proof
N/Lbbcc100bs-aap3 Entry with photoNo date
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Obverse only print proof. "CAPITAL B/3,200,000" in pink
Legend
Piece information
No change
Unconfirmed (C)
Added recently (N)
Deprecated (E)
Updated (A)
Unverified (V)
In revision (R)
  • Unconfirmed: Referenced piece that it's not confirmed the existence.
  • Added recently: Piece added since 18 February, 2024
  • Deprecated: Piece deleted and no longer valid.
  • Updated: Piece updated since 18 February, 2024
  • Unverified: Piece that should exists but no verified piece is known.
  • In revision: Catalogued piece that is under revision.

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N/L Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)
XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed
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)
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