Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 1,000,000 Bolívares Soberanos - Design A, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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

Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano

2 Bolívares Soberanos 5 Bolívares Soberanos 10 Bolívares Soberanos 20 Bolívares Soberanos 50 Bolívares Soberanos 100 Bolívares Soberanos 200 Bolívares Soberanos 500 Bolívares Soberanos 10,000 Bolívares Soberanos 20,000 Bolívares Soberanos

50,000 Bolívares Soberanos 200,000 Bolívares Soberanos 500,000 Bolívares Soberanos 1,000,000 Bolívares Soberanos

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv1000000bss-aa01-c8: Design A, Type A. Date Septiembre 03 2020. Serie C8
Photograph credits: Armen.colecciones

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv1000000bss-aa01-c8: Design A, Type A. Date Septiembre 03 2020. Serie C8
Photograph credits: Armen.colecciones

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv1000000bss-aa01-c8: Design A, Type A. Date Septiembre 03 2020. Serie C8
Photograph credits: Armen.colecciones

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv1000000bss-aa01-c8: Design A, Type A. Date Septiembre 03 2020. Serie C8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv1000000bss-aa01-c8: Design A, Type A. Date Septiembre 03 2020. Serie C8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Reverse (under ultraviolet light, partial)

Piece bbcv1000000bss-aa01-c8 (Reverse, partial, under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv1000000bss-aa01-c8: Design A, Type A. Date Septiembre 03 2020. Serie C8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv1000000bss-aa
General: Design in light-blue and cream
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination "1 MILLÓN DE BOLÍVARES", the date, the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» and the signers. At right, watermarks zone. On the bottom, portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch. The serial numbers are located at upper right and bottom left rotated 90 degrees clock-wise.
Reverse: Design with landscape orientation. On the left, Coat of Arms, Triumph Arc and "Batalla de Carabobo" by Martín Tovar y Tovar. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom left "200 Años Batalla de Carabobo" «200 years of Battle of Carabobo», and on the right the denomination in words "1 MILLÓN DE BOLÍVARES".
Some security elements: Diving holographic security thread with "BCV" in 5 windows. watermarks, security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration.
Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.

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Warning

	A banknote piece with unknown serie prefix or out of estimated or known serial interval does not necessarily means that it's a unique and rare piece. Due to the absence of official information, piece distribution in the country, difficulties and limits to the inhabitants to access paper money, specially since 2017 approximately, make difficult the studies and estimation of banknote issues. The warning apply also for known pieces due to the reserved information from collectors. The precision and quality of the information depends on these previouly mentioned factors, received reports and social network information.

A banknote piece with unknown serie prefix or out of estimated or known serial interval does not necessarily means that it's a unique and rare piece.

Due to the absence of official information, piece distribution in the country, difficulties and limits to the inhabitants to access paper money, specially since 2017 approximately, make difficult the studies and estimation of banknote issues.

The warning apply also for known pieces due to the reserved information from collectors.

The precision and quality of the information depends on these previouly mentioned factors, received reports and social network information.

Issues (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv1000000bss-aa01-a8	Septiembre 03 2020	A8	7,650,000?
N/L	(A2025-A278). Known A20251434 - A27897379. Estimated A20250001 - A27900000
N/L	bbcv1000000bss-aa01-c8	Septiembre 03 2020	C8	99,999,999?
N/L	(<=C99). Known C00043822 - C99922233. Estimated C00000001 - C99999999
N/L	bbcv1000000bss-aa01-e8	Septiembre 03 2020	E8	99,999,999?
N/L	(<=E99). Known E00000195 - E99949944. Estimated E00000001 - E99999999
N/L	bbcv1000000bss-aa01-h8	Septiembre 03 2020	H8	20,250,000?
N/L	(<=H2002). Known H00000018 - H20028916. Estimated H00000001 - H20250000

Replacement banknote (2)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv1000000bss-aa01r (R)	Septiembre 03 2020	X8	207,450?
N/L	(<=X00207). Known X00000018 - X00207022. Estimated X00000001 - X00207450
N/L	bbcv1000000bss-aa01r2	Septiembre 03 2020	Z8	2900?
N/L	(<=Z0000287). Known Z00000025 - Z00002871. Estimated Z00000001 - Z00002900. The serial interval match partially or totally with another piece

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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)

Recommended bibliography

Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela (issues from 1940-March 1989) and Centralized banknote issues of Venezuela (issues from September 1989-2007) by Sergio Sucre Castillo, which have more details and deep information about banknote issues from Banco Central de Venezuela. If you are interested to purchase a copy you can contact the author at the email address in the bibliographic reference section.