Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 100 Bolívares Fuertes : Febrero 03 2011 : Design A, Type A

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Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela

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

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

Marzo 20 2007 Mayo 24 2007 Septiembre 03 2009 Febrero 03 2011 Enero 31 2012 Diciembre 27 2012 Octubre 29 2013 Agosto 19 2014 Junio 23 2015 Noviembre 05 2015

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv100bsf-aa04s: Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 03 2011. Serie J8. Specimen banknote
Photograph credits: Ramón Nuñez ✝

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv100bsf-aa04s: Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 03 2011. Serie J8. Specimen banknote
Photograph credits: Ramón Nuñez ✝

Characteristics

Date: Febrero 03 2011
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 100M
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with brown and wine 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 BOLÍVARES" «one hundred 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, 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 BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares».
Some security elements: Diving holographic security thread in 5 windows with "BCV 100", "BCV 100", "BCV 100" and "BCV 100" (in front of light); watermarks, secondary security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and 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: "100" and portrait of Simon Bolivar, the diplomatic, based on the painting by Rita Matilde de la Peñuela (AITA) done in 1860.
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (6)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P93	bbcv100bsf-aa04-f8	Febrero 03 2011	F8	56,299,500?
P93	(>=F337). Known F33702913 - F89656660. Estimated F33700501 - F90000000
P93	bbcv100bsf-aa04-g8	Febrero 03 2011	G8	90,000,000?
P93	Known G00000081 - G89996536. Estimated G00000001 - G90000000
P93	bbcv100bsf-aa04-h8	Febrero 03 2011	H8	90,000,000?
P93	Known H00000272 - H57547455. Estimated H00000001 - H90000000
P93	bbcv100bsf-aa04-j8	Febrero 03 2011	J8	90,000,000?
P93	Known J00002893 - J89925293. Estimated J00000001 - J90000000
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-k8	Febrero 03 2011	K8	90,000,000?
N/L	Known K00000488 - K89999006. Estimated K00000001 - K90000000
P93	bbcv100bsf-aa04-l8	Febrero 03 2011	L8	36,990,000?
P93	Known L00005033 - L36948610. Estimated L00000001 - L36990000

Replacement banknote (2)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04r	Febrero 03 2011	Z8	108,000?
N/L	First interval. (Z0110-Z01206). Known Z01101312 - Z01206345. Estimated Z01100001 - Z01208000
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04r2	Febrero 03 2011	Z8	324,000?
N/L	Second interval. (Z03). Known Z03000336 - Z03322292. Estimated Z03000001 - Z03324000

Known errors pieces (22)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-f8,e	Febrero 03 2011	F8	-
N/L	Error. Ink failure in the Calcographic (intanglio) printing on the obverse
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-f8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	F8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the reverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-f8,e3	Febrero 03 2011	F8	160?
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced vertical offset cut position by early paper handling
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-f8,e4	Febrero 03 2011	F8	1?
N/L	Error. Cut failure with complete banknote produced by folding
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-f8,e5	Febrero 03 2011	F8	1?
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-g8,e	Febrero 03 2011	G8	135?
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced vertical offset cut position by early paper handling
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-g8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	G8	10?
N/L	Error. Displaced vertical print on the obverse. Displaced typographic printing. Serial number
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-g8,e3	Febrero 03 2011	G8	-
N/L	Error. Reprint of the serial number.
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-g8,e4	Febrero 03 2011	G8	-
N/L	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the reverse over the obverse
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-g8,e5	Febrero 03 2011	G8	-
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced vertical offset cut position by late paper handling
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-g8,e6	Febrero 03 2011	G8	-
N/L	Error. Cut failure with complete banknote produced by folding
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-h8,e	Febrero 03 2011	H8	225?
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-h8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	H8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-h8,e3	Febrero 03 2011	H8	90?
N/L	Error. Incomplete print of both sides. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-h8,e4	Febrero 03 2011	H8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the reverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-h8,e5	Febrero 03 2011	H8	90?
N/L	Error. Displaced horizontal printing on reverse. Displaced Calcographic (intanglio) printing.
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-h8,e6	Febrero 03 2011	H8	90?
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced horizontal offset cut position toward the right
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-h8,e7	Febrero 03 2011	H8	3?
N/L	Error. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing displacement by creased paper.
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-j8,e	Febrero 03 2011	J8	-
N/L	Error. Ink failure in the Calcographic (intanglio) printing on the obverse
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-j8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	J8	-
N/L	Cut failure
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04-l8,e	Febrero 03 2011	L8	-
N/L	Error. Ink failure in the Calcographic (intanglio) printing on the obverse
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04,e	Febrero 03 2011	A8	-
N/L	Error. Incorrect serial number. The serie letter prefix is not correct in this date. It's possible that is due to numbering machine misconfiguration or incorrect sheets for numbering.

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv100bsf-aa04s	Febrero 03 2011	J8	100?
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 1905 - 1998. Estimated 1901 - 2000

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