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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 E, Type A Design E, Type B Design F, Type A Design G, Type A

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Junio 06 1961

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Sergio Sucre Castillo: Billetes del BCV

Reverse

Photograph credits: Sergio Sucre Castillo: Billetes del BCV

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Characteristics from Design C, Type A

Identification Code: bbcv10bs-ca
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 10D
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Design in violet with frame-like border. On the left, portrait of Simon Bolivar inside an oval from unknown author. On the right, inside an oval, portrait taken from the litography of Lemoine about the Marshal of Ayacucho, Antonio José de Sucre. In each corner the value in words "DIEZ" «ten». In the center, the denomination value "10", below the denomination in words "DIEZ BOLIVARES" «Ten Bolívares» and the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank». On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela».
Reverse: Design in violet with frame-like border. In the center, Monument to Carabobo by Antonio Rodríguez del Villar, site which Bolívar achieved the independence of Venezuela on June 24th 1821. On the left, the denomination value "10". On the right, Coat of Arms. In each corner the value in words "DIEZ" «ten». On the bottom, the denomination in words "DIEZ BOLIVARES" «Ten Bolívares». On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela».
Common name: Banknotes of Design A, Design B and Design C (before 1963) was known as "Cara Volteada" (turned face) because the face direction of the Marshal Sucre, which portrait was changed in banknotes design after 1963 (Design E).
Similarities of the obverse design: Similar to Design A, Type B, varying in the border design and a complete background security.
Similarities of the reverse design: Similar to Design B, Type A, with a change of the lowest motto in the Coat of Arms from "EEUU DE VENEZUELA" to "REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA" «Republic of Venezuela», due to the country name change by the new constitution..

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv10bs-ca01-j7
Piece type: Normal issued banknote
Date: Junio 06 1961
Serie: J7. Prefix J followed by 7 digits
Amount: 3,000,000 (estimated).
Printer: Thomas de la Rue Limited
Serial interval: J3000001 - J6000000.

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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

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Amount of low or high serials: 1808 (all), 951 (Level 1), 580 (Level 2), 234 (Level 3) and 43 (Level 4)
Amount of bookend serial number: 30,000 (2 digits), 3,000 (3 digits)
Amount of ladder serial number: 0 (circular), 192 (non-circular)
Amount of many repeated digits in-a-row serial number: 729 (5 digits), 54 (6 digits), 3 (7 digits)
Amount of many repeated digits of-a-kind serial number: 5,103 (5 digits), 189 (6 digits), 3 (7 digits)
Amount of serial number with unique digits: 1,701 (2 digits-binary), 65,016 (3 digits-ternary)
Amount of radar serial number: 3,000
Amount of rotator serial number: 0
Amount of solid serial number: 3

Signatures

Presidente «President»: Alfredo Machado Gómez
Primer Vice presidente «First Vicepresident»: Carlos Rafael Silva

Identification in other catalogs

Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: bcv10d/6106/11/j
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P42a

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.