Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 100 Bolívares : Septiembre 18 1979 : Design D, Type B

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

Enero 27 1976 Noviembre 23 1976 Diciembre 12 1978 Septiembre 18 1979 Septiembre 01 1981

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-db04-e8: Design D, Type B. Date Septiembre 18 1979. Serie E8
Photograph credits: Numart Collections

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-db04-e8: Design D, Type B. Date Septiembre 18 1979. Serie E8
Photograph credits: Numart Collections

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-db04-f8: Design D, Type B. Date Septiembre 18 1979. Serie F8

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-db04-f8: Design D, Type B. Date Septiembre 18 1979. Serie F8

Obverse (under ultraviolet light, partial)

Piece bbcv100bs-db04-f8 (Obverse, partial, under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-db04-f8: Design D, Type B. Date Septiembre 18 1979. Serie F8

Reverse (under ultraviolet light, partial)

Piece bbcv100bs-db04-f8 (Reverse, partial, under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-db04-f8: Design D, Type B. Date Septiembre 18 1979. Serie F8

Characteristics

Date: Septiembre 18 1979
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 100F
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Design in brown over a background in yellow. On the right, portrait of Simon Bolivar based in the painting "Retrato Ecuestre de El Libertador" (Equestrian portrait of The Liberator) by Tito Salas. In the center, watermarks zone. On the left, the denomination value "100". On the top, and on the bottom, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» splitted in two parts. On the right corners the denomination value "100". The serial numbers is in blue.
Reverse: Design in brown over a background in yellow. On the left, National Capitol. On the right, Coat of Arms. In the center, watermarks zone. On the top, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares». On the bottom, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». In each corner the denomination value "100".
Design variations in the obverse: The design is similar to Design D, Type A, varying with the serial number color change from red to blue.
Design variations in the reverse: The design is similar to Design D, Type A, changing to dual tone of the corners.
Design variations: In the watermarks from the Design D, Type A, were added the letters "B C" around the face of Simón Bolívar.
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»

Issues (17)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-n8	Septiembre 18 1979	N8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-p8	Septiembre 18 1979	P8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-q8	Septiembre 18 1979	Q8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-r8	Septiembre 18 1979	R8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-s8	Septiembre 18 1979	S8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-t8	Septiembre 18 1979	T8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-u8	Septiembre 18 1979	U8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-v8	Septiembre 18 1979	V8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-x8	Septiembre 18 1979	X8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-y8	Septiembre 18 1979	Y8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-z8	Septiembre 18 1979	Z8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-a8	Septiembre 18 1979	A8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-b8	Septiembre 18 1979	B8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-c8	Septiembre 18 1979	C8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-d8	Septiembre 18 1979	D8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-e8	Septiembre 18 1979	E8	9,000,000
P55f	bbcv100bs-db04-f8	Septiembre 18 1979	F8	6,000,000

Known errors pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv100bs-db04-q8,e	Septiembre 18 1979	Q8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to ink failure

Other pieces (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv100bs-db04s	Septiembre 18 1979	P8	-
N/L	No Specimen stamp (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen
N/L	bbcv100bs-db04s2 (C)	Septiembre 18 1979	P8	-
N/L	Stamped "SPECIMEN" in red

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