Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 10 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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2 Bolívares Fuertes 5 Bolívares Fuertes 10 Bolívares Fuertes 20 Bolívares Fuertes 50 Bolívares Fuertes 100 Bolívares Fuertes 500 Bolívares Fuertes 1000 Bolívares Fuertes 2000 Bolívares Fuertes 5000 Bolívares Fuertes

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

Marzo 20 2007 Septiembre 03 2009 Febrero 03 2011 Octubre 29 2013 Agosto 19 2014

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv10bsf-aa03-p8: Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 03 2011. Serie P8
Photograph credits: Gabriel Rojas

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv10bsf-aa03-p8: Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 03 2011. Serie P8
Photograph credits: Gabriel Rojas

Characteristics

Date: Febrero 03 2011
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 10L (serie A8-F8, Z8 #1. Mar 2007), 10M (serie G8-H8, Z8 #2. Mar 2007)
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with terracotta, brown and indigo as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "10", the date, the denomination in words "DIEZ BOLIVARES" «Ten Bolívares», 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 Guaicaipuro by Pedro Centeno Vallenilla, with the denomination value "10" below. 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 American Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) with Ucaima Falls, and Venado and Kurún Tepui 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 "10" and the denomination in words "DIEZ BOLIVARES" «Ten Bolívares».
Some security elements: Diving holographic security thread in 5 windows with "10" (holographic view), and "BCV 10", "BCV 10", "BCV 10" and "BCV 10" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse "10" on the top with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) and latent image "10" on the bottom.
Watermark: Portrait of Guaicaipuro and the denomination value "10".
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P90c	bbcv10bsf-aa03-p8	Febrero 03 2011	P8	90,000,000?
P90c	Known P00003221 - P89997609. Estimated P00000001 - P90000000
P90c	bbcv10bsf-aa03-q8	Febrero 03 2011	Q8	90,000,000?
P90c	Known Q00000005 - Q89996162. Estimated Q00000001 - Q90000000
P90c	bbcv10bsf-aa03-r8	Febrero 03 2011	R8	90,000,000?
P90c	Known R00000699 - R89998383. Estimated R00000001 - R90000000
P90c	bbcv10bsf-aa03-s8	Febrero 03 2011	S8	90,000,000?
P90c	Known S00000001 - S89920133. Estimated S00000001 - S90000000
P90c	bbcv10bsf-aa03-t8	Febrero 03 2011	T8	20,025,000?
P90c	(<=T194). Known T00000005 - T19422344. Estimated T00000001 - T20025000

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv10bsf-aa03r	Febrero 03 2011	Z8	1,088,100?
N/L	(Z1050-Z1158). Known Z10505031 - Z11587877. Estimated Z10500001 - Z11588100. The serial interval match partially or totally with another piece

Known errors pieces (6)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv10bsf-aa03-p8,e	Febrero 03 2011	P8	-
N/L	Error. Failure of Optically Variable Ink (OVI) printing.
N/L	bbcv10bsf-aa03-q8,e	Febrero 03 2011	Q8	-
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced horizontal offset cut position toward the right
N/L	bbcv10bsf-aa03-q8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	Q8	5?
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced vertical offset cut position by early paper handling
N/L	bbcv10bsf-aa03-r8,e	Febrero 03 2011	R8	-
N/L	Error. Paper failure. Paper filled with air
N/L	bbcv10bsf-aa03-r8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	R8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the reverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv10bsf-aa03-r8,e3	Febrero 03 2011	R8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete serial number printing due to ink failure

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv10bsf-aa03s	Febrero 03 2011	P8	100?
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 1906 - 1998. Estimated 1900 - 2000

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