Piece bbcm10bs-aas : Banknote of 10 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 Design C, Type A Design C, Type B Design C, Type C Design D, Type A

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Richard Rosenman: Billetes de Venezuela

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Characteristics from Design A, Type A

Identification Code: bbcm10bs-aa
Size: 161 x 75 mm (6.34 x 2.95 in.)
Obverse: In the center, portrait of Rafael Urdaneta inside an oval. On each side, the denomination value "10" within a guilloche. Above, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL" - "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". Below, the denomination in words "DIEZ BOLIVARES" «Ten 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». In each corner the denomination value "10" within a guilloche. On the bottom, the signatures zone with the value in words "DIEZ" «ten». On the left, the date filling space "Maracaibo, __________ 19__". On the right, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs 400.000".
Reverse: Design in green. In the center, allegorical of a cowboy chasing cows. Above, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL". Below, "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On each side, the denomination value "10" within a guilloche. In upper corners, the denomination value "10" within a guilloche. In the bottom corners the denomination value in roman "X" (10).
Production information: May 1916: 80,000 pieces (serie A5, interval A00001 - A80000)

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcm10bs-aas
Piece type: Specimen banknote without date
Date: No date
Serie: No serial number
Amount: Unknown.
Printer: American Bank Note Co.
Note: No Specimen stamp (perfored)

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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.