Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 10,000 Bolívares - 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

1 Bolívar 2 Bolívares 5 Bolívares 10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares 2000 Bolívares

5000 Bolívares 10,000 Bolívares 20,000 Bolívares 50,000 Bolívares

Design A, Type A Design B, Type A Design B, Type B

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv10000bs-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 10 1998. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv10000bs-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 10 1998. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv10000bs-aa01-b8: Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 10 1998. Serie B8

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv10000bs-aa01-b8: Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 10 1998. Serie B8

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv10000bs-aa
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 10000A
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Design in red, black and ocher. On the right, portrait of Simon Bolivar based on a miniature done by J. Yáñez in 1821. On the left, watermarks zone. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom left the denomination in words "DIEZ MIL BOLIVARES" «ten thousand Bolívares». In the bottom right and upper left corners the denomination value "10000".
Reverse: Design in red, black and ocher. On the right, Theater Teresa Carreño with Coat of Arms at right. In the bottom right corner, the denomination in words "DIEZ MIL BOLIVARES" «ten thousand Bolívares». On the right, watermarks zone with the denomination value "10000". On the upper right, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the upper left, the denomination value "10000".
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»

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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 (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P81	bbcv10000bs-aa01-a8	Febrero 10 1998	A8	90,000,000
P81	Known A00000031 - A89117421
P81	bbcv10000bs-aa01-b8	Febrero 10 1998	B8	10,000,000
P81	Known B00060303 - B08633010

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P81	bbcv10000bs-aa01r	Febrero 10 1998	Z8	3,770,550?
P81	Known Z00015785 - Z03770316. Estimated Z00000001 - Z03770550

Other pieces (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv10000bs-aa01p	Febrero 10 1998	A8	-
N/L	Incomplete obverse only print proof
N/L	bbcv10000bs-aa01s	Febrero 10 1998	A8	1000?
N/L	Stamped on both faces "ESPECIMEN SIN VALOR" «specimen with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 0017 - 0969. Estimated 0001 - 1000

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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.