Obverse
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Obverse (under ultraviolet light)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Obverse (in front of light)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Reverse
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Reverse (under ultraviolet light)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Obverse (in front of light, partial)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Obverse (in front of light, partial)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
- Identification Code: bbcv500bsd-aa
- Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
- General: Design in green over a background in ligth brown and green.
- Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "500", the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred 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, several portraits of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch, Rita Matilde de La Peñuela and another of unknown author. The serial numbers are located at upper right and bottom left rotated 90 degrees clock-wise.
- Reverse: Design with landscape orientation. On the left, Coat of Arms, General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge and 1st view of Naval Battle of Maracaibo by Ambroise Louis Garneray. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom left "200 Años 1823-2023 Batalla Naval" «200 years 1823-2023 Naval Battle», on the right the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares» and the denomination value "500"
- Some security elements: diving security thread with "BCV" in 5 windows. watermarks, security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse "500" on the top with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) and latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
- Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
Characteristics
- Identification Code: bbcv500bsd-aa01-a8
- Piece type: Normal issued banknote
- Date: Agosto 17 2023
- Serie: A8. Prefix A followed by 8 digits
- Amount: Unknown.
- Printer: Venezuelan Mint (unconfirmed)
- Serial interval: Unknown. Known A00444400 - A08468034
- Known serial prefix: A00, A08 ?
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Identification in other catalogs
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)
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