Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 20 Bolívares Fuertes : Septiembre 03 2009 : Design A, Type A

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Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

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Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bsf-aa03r: Design A, Type A. Date Septiembre 03 2009. Serie Z8. Replacement banknote
Photograph credits: Eduardo Sudnicki

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bsf-aa03r: Design A, Type A. Date Septiembre 03 2009. Serie Z8. Replacement banknote
Photograph credits: Eduardo Sudnicki

Characteristics

Date: Septiembre 03 2009
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 20M
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with pink, violet and green as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "20", the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty 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 Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi by Emilio Jacinto Mauri circa 1899, with the denomination value "20". 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 Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) with Macanao Mountain 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 "20" and the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares».
Some security elements: Diving holographic security thread in 5 windows with "BCV 20" (holographic view), and "BCV 20", "BCV 20", "BCV 20" and "BCV 20" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse "20" on the top with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) and latent image "20" on the bottom.
Watermark: Portrait of Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi and the denomination value "20".
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa03-k8	Septiembre 03 2009	K8	50,000,000?
P91	(>=K40). Known K40005903 - K89994446. Estimated K40000001 - K90000000
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa03-l8	Septiembre 03 2009	L8	90,000,000?
P91	Known L00002082 - L89999384. Estimated L00000001 - L90000000
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa03-m8	Septiembre 03 2009	M8	90,000,000?
P91	Known M00002338 - M89998976. Estimated M00000001 - M90000000
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa03-n8	Septiembre 03 2009	N8	90,000,000?
P91	Known N00002001 - N89994522. Estimated N00000001 - N90000000
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa03-p8	Septiembre 03 2009	P8	62,001,000?
P91	Known P00000424 - P61726369. Estimated P00000001 - P62001000

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa03r	Septiembre 03 2009	Z8	1,512,000?
N/L	(Z025-Z040). Known Z02500399 - Z04009876. Estimated Z02500001 - Z04012000. The serial interval match partially or totally with another piece

Known errors pieces (7)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa03-k8,e	Septiembre 03 2009	K8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Absence of printing with Optically Variable Ink (OVI)
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa03-l8,e	Septiembre 03 2009	L8	-
N/L	Error. Failure of Optically Variable Ink (OVI) printing.
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa03-l8,e2	Septiembre 03 2009	L8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete typographic printing from obverse to the reverse due to folding. Serial number
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa03-m8,e	Septiembre 03 2009	M8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa03-m8,e2	Septiembre 03 2009	M8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the reverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa03-n8,e	Septiembre 03 2009	N8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa03-n8,e2	Septiembre 03 2009	N8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Absence of printing with Optically Variable Ink (OVI)

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa03s	Septiembre 03 2009	K8	200?
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 0038 - 0189. Estimated 0001 - 0200

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