Agosto 18 2016

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Marzo 23 2017

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Numis Nando

Reverse

Photograph credits: Numis Nando

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Characteristics from Design A, Type A

Identification Code: bbcv500bsf-aa
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with olive, powder blue and brown as predominant colors.
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, portrait of Francisco de Miranda from a copy done by Charles Ventrillon-Horber based on Georges Rouget artwork, with the denomination value "500" below. As background,, the map of Venezuela with a sailing ship. 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 Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) and worm flower (Bispira Brunnea), with Coro dunes 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 "500" and the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares».
Some security elements: diving 3D security thread in 3 windows; watermarks, secondary security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "500" on the bottom.
Watermark: portrait of Francisco de Miranda and the denomination value "500".

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv500bsf-aa02-g8
Piece type: Normal issued banknote
Date: Marzo 23 2017
Serie: G8. Prefix G followed by 8 digits
Amount: 90,000,000 (estimated).
Printer: Crane Currency (unconfirmed)
Serial interval: Unknown. Estimated G00000001 - G90000000. Known G00028729 - G89996886
Known serial prefix: G00-G89 ?

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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. This information is based on estimated amount and/or serial interval

Amount of low or high serials: 10000 (all), 6000 (Level 1), 3000 (Level 2), 900 (Level 3) and 100 (Level 4)
Low serial interval: G00000001-G00010000 (all), G00004001-G00010000 (Level 1), G00001001-G00004000 (Level 2), G00000101-G00001000 (Level 3) and G00000001-G00000100 (Level 4)
High serial interval: G89990001-G90000000 (all), G89990001-G89996000 (Level 1), G89996001-G89999000 (Level 2), G89999001-G89999900 (Level 3) and G89999901-G90000000 (Level 4)
Amount of bookend serial number: 899,999 (2 digits), 89,999 (3 digits), 8,999 (4 digits)
Amount of ladder serial number: 630 (circular), 1,152 (non-circular)
Amount of many repeated digits in-a-row serial number: 26,244 (5 digits), 2,187 (6 digits), 163 (7 digits)
Amount of many repeated digits of-a-kind serial number: 367,416 (5 digits), 20,412 (6 digits), 649 (7 digits)
Amount of serial number with unique digits: 10,288 (2 digits-binary), 625,968 (3 digits-ternary)
Amount of repeater serial number: 89 (2 digits)
Amount of birthday serial number (estimated between years 1900-2050): 55,266 (day-month-year), 55,266 (month-day-year), 55,266 (year-month-day)
Amount of doubles serial number: 6,561
Amount of radar serial number: 8,999
Amount of rotator serial number: 191
Amount of solid serial number: 8

Signatures

Presidente BCV «President of BCV»: Ricardo Sanguino
Primer Vicepresidente BCV «First vicepresident of BCV»: José Khan

Identification in other catalogs

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P94b

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.