Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 100,000 Bolívares Fuertes - Design A, Type B : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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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 Fuertes 5 Bolívares Fuertes 10 Bolívares Fuertes 20 Bolívares Fuertes 50 Bolívares Fuertes 100 Bolívares Fuertes 500 Bolívares Fuertes 1000 Bolívares Fuertes 2000 Bolívares Fuertes 5000 Bolívares Fuertes

10,000 Bolívares Fuertes 20,000 Bolívares Fuertes 100,000 Bolívares Fuertes

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

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv100000bsf-ab01-c8: Design A, Type B. Date Diciembre 13 2017. Serie C8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv100000bsf-ab01-c8: Design A, Type B. Date Diciembre 13 2017. Serie C8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Obverse (partial)

Photo from piece bbcv100000bsf-ab01-a8: Design A, Type B. Date Diciembre 13 2017. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Rafael López

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv100000bsf-ab01-a8: Design A, Type B. Date Diciembre 13 2017. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Piece bbcv100000bsf-ab01-a8 (Obverse, partial, in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv100000bsf-ab01-a8: Design A, Type B. Date Diciembre 13 2017. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv100000bsf-ab
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with yellow, black and cyan as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "100", the denomination in words "CIEN MIL BOLÍVARES" «hundred thousand», 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, the diplomatic, based on the painting by Rita Matilde de la Peñuela (AITA) done in 1860, with the denomination value "100". The serial numbers are located at upper right and bottom left rotated 90 degrees clock-wise.
Reverse: Design with landscape orientation. In the center, over the field Black-hooded Red Siskin (Carduelis cucullata) with Avila Hill as background. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the left, Coat of Arms. On the bottom right, the denomination value "100" and the denomination in words "CIEN MIL BOLÍVARES" «hundred thousand».
Some security elements: Diving 3D security thread in 3 windows with "BCV"; watermarks, secondary security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse "100" on the top with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) and latent image "100" on the bottom.
Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
Variations: From Design A, Type A, changed to 3D security thread. In the watermark, the portrait is changed, and "100" to "BCV".
Note: There are variations with the security thread, portrait of the watermarks and OVI printing with the same date, which are catalogued in Design A, Type C, Design A, Type D and Design A, Type E.
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

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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 (7)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01-a8	Diciembre 13 2017	A8	22,020,000?
N/L	Type B. First interval. (A4383-A6583). A-1. Known A43833834 - A65834659. Estimated A43830001 - A65850000
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01-a8-2	Diciembre 13 2017	A8	1,294,199?
N/L	Type B. Second interval. (>=A987). A-3. Known A98706107 - A99999999. Estimated A98705801 - A99999999
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01-b8	Diciembre 13 2017	B8	6,617,700?
N/L	Type B. First interval. (B3915-B457). B-2. Known B39152400 - B45766754. Estimated B39150001 - B45767700
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01-b8-2	Diciembre 13 2017	B8	6,682,500?
N/L	Type B. Second interval. (B5677-B634). B-4. Known B56769504 - B63430115. Estimated B56750001 - B63432500
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01-b8-3	Diciembre 13 2017	B8	2,700,000?
N/L	Type B. Third interval. (B746-B7727). B-11. Known B74605717 - B77278000. Estimated B74600001 - B77300000
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01-b8-4	Diciembre 13 2017	B8	4,045,500?
N/L	Type B. Fourth interval. (B786-B826). B-13. Known B78656860 - B82698060. Estimated B78656001 - B82701500
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01-c8	Diciembre 13 2017	C8	900,000?
N/L	Type B. (C7335-C742). C-4. Known C73354662 - C74232936. Estimated C73350001 - C74250000

Replacement banknote (5)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01r	Diciembre 13 2017	Z8	3150?
N/L	Type B. First interval. (Z000115-Z000138). Z-1. Known Z00011518 - Z00013971. Estimated Z00011251 - Z00014400
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01r2	Diciembre 13 2017	Z8	1845?
N/L	Type B. Second interval. (Z000202-Z00021). Z-3. Known Z00020263 - Z00022002. Estimated Z00020201 - Z00022045
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01r3	Diciembre 13 2017	Z8	900?
N/L	Type B. Third interval. (Z000272-Z000277). Z-5. Known Z00027265 - Z00027724. Estimated Z00027201 - Z00028100
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01r4	Diciembre 13 2017	Z8	450?
N/L	Type B. Fourth interval. (Z00033). Z-8. Known Z00033369 - Z00033716. Estimated Z00033301 - Z00033750
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01r5	Diciembre 13 2017	Z8	900?
N/L	Type B. Fifth interval. (Z00041). Z-10. Known Z00041144 - Z00041928. Estimated Z00041101 - Z00042000

Other pieces (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01-b8,i	Diciembre 13 2017	B8	-
N/L	Incoherent piece of Design A, Type B printed in an interval of Design A, Type D
N/L	bbcv100000bsf-ab01-c8,i	Diciembre 13 2017	C8	-
N/L	Incoherent piece of Design A, Type B printed in an interval of Design A, Type D

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