Piece bbcm100bs-bap : Banknote of 100 Bolívares : No date : Banco Comercial de Maracaibo

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

Design A, Type A Design B, Type A

bbcm100bs-bap bbcm100bs-bap2 bbcm100bs-bas

Obverse

Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Back

Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

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Characteristics from Design B, Type A

Identification Code: bbcm100bs-ba
Size: 169 x 70 mm (6.65 x 2.76 in.)
Obverse: Design in ocher. On the left, portrait of an unknown woman. In the center, the denomination value "100" within a guilloche. Below, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares» and the payment clause "pagara al portador en sus oficinas en dinero en efectivo" «will pay to the bearer in the office in cash». On the top, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL DE MARACAIBO" and "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". In each corner the denomination value "100" within a guilloche. In the bottom border, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs. 2.000.000". On the bottom, the signatures zone. Above on the left.
Reverse: Design in ocher. On the left, allegorical of a woman farmer with a child along with other farmers. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL DE MARACAIBO". On the bottom, the legend "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On each side, the denomination value "100" within a guilloche. In each corner the denomination value "100".
Production information: August 1933: 20,000 pieces (serie C5, interval C20000 - C40000)
Design variations: From Design A, Type A, the color changes to orcher

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcm100bs-bap
Date: No date
Serie: No serial number
Amount: Unknown. 2 known pieces. (based on reports and researches. Not conclusive about amount of surviving pieces)
Printer: American Bank Note Co.
Note: Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.

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Signatures

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Identification in other catalogs

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Recommended bibliography

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