Febrero 10 1998

bbcv10000bs-aa01p bbcv10000bs-aa01s bbcv10000bs-aa01-a8 bbcv10000bs-aa01-b8 bbcv10000bs-aa01r

Obverse

Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Reverse

Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Characteristics from Design A, Type A

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".

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv10000bs-aa01-a8
Piece type: Normal issued banknote
Date: Febrero 10 1998
Serie: A8. Prefix A followed by 8 digits
Amount: 90,000,000 (estimated).
Printer: Giesecke & Devrient GMBH
Serial interval: A00000001 - A90000000. Known A00000031 - A89117421

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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.

Fancy serial numbers

The special serial number is described in Fancy serial number.

Amount of low or high serials: 10000 (all), 6000 (Level 1), 3000 (Level 2), 900 (Level 3) and 100 (Level 4)
Amount of bookend serial number: 899,999 (2 digits), 89,999 (3 digits), 8,999 (4 digits)
Amount of ladder serial number: 630 (circular), 1,152 (non-circular)
Amount of many repeated digits in-a-row serial number: 26,244 (5 digits), 2,187 (6 digits), 163 (7 digits)
Amount of many repeated digits of-a-kind serial number: 367,416 (5 digits), 20,412 (6 digits), 649 (7 digits)
Amount of serial number with unique digits: 10,288 (2 digits-binary), 625,968 (3 digits-ternary)
Amount of repeater serial number: 89 (2 digits)
Amount of birthday serial number (estimated between years 1900-2050): 55,266 (day-month-year), 55,266 (month-day-year), 55,266 (year-month-day)
Amount of doubles serial number: 6,561
Amount of radar serial number: 8,999
Amount of rotator serial number: 191
Amount of solid serial number: 8

Signatures

Presidente «President»: Antonio Casas González
Primer Vice presidente «First Vicepresident»: Hugo Romero Quintero

Identification in other catalogs

Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: bcv10000a/9802/26/a
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P81

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.