Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 20000 Bolívares Fuertes : Diciembre 13 2017 : Design A, Type B

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Design A, Type A Design A, Type B Design A, Type C

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20000bsf-ab01-b8: Design A, Type B. Date Diciembre 13 2017. Serie B8
Photograph credits: Adrián Gudiño

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20000bsf-ab01-b8: Design A, Type B. Date Diciembre 13 2017. Serie B8
Photograph credits: Adrián Gudiño

Characteristics

Date: Diciembre 13 2017
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with salmon and pink as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "20000", the denomination in words "VEINTE MIL BOLIVARES" «twenty thousand 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 "20000" 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 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 "20000" and the denomination in words "VEINTE MIL BOLIVARES" «twenty thousand Bolívares».
Some security elements: Diving security thread (8 mm) in 3 windows; watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
Watermark: The denomination value "20000" and portrait of Simon Bolivar, the diplomatic, based on the painting by Rita Matilde de la Peñuela (AITA) done in 1860.
Design variations: From Design A, Type A, the denomination value "20000" (on the top, obverse) without Optically Variable Ink (OVI) and changes the security thread.
Note: There is a design variation for the serie B8 catalogued in Design A, Type C.
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bsf-ab01-a8	Diciembre 13 2017	A8	56,159,999?
N/L	(>=A439). Known A43915891 - A99926991. Estimated A43840001 - A99999999
N/L	bbcv20000bsf-ab01-b8	Diciembre 13 2017	B8	18,810,000?
N/L	(<=B187). Known B00002024 - B18786300. Estimated B00000001 - B18810000

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bsf-ab01r	Diciembre 13 2017	Z8	72,900?
N/L	(Z00660-Z00732). Known Z00660240 - Z00732598. Estimated Z00660001 - Z00732900

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