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Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano

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

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Mayo 07 1963

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Junio 02 1964

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Mayo 10 1966

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Agosto 08 1967

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Marzo 05 1968

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Noviembre 19 1968

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Enero 27 1970

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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 D, Type A

Identification Code: bbcv10bs-da
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 10E
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Below the issuer name, the word "CARACAS". 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 of the Marshal of Ayacucho, Antonio José de Sucre by Arturo Michelena of 19th Century. 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».
Similarities of the obverse design: From Design C, Type A, changing the Sucre portrait from Lemoine to Arturo Michelena.
Similarities of the reverse design: The design is the same to Design C, Type A.

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv10bs-da01-n7
Piece type: Normal issued banknote
Date: Mayo 07 1963
Serie: N7. Prefix N followed by 7 digits
Amount: 3,000,000 (estimated).
Printer: Thomas de la Rue Limited
Serial interval: N3000001 - N6000000.

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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: 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: bcv10e/6305/11/n
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P45a

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.