Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 500 Bolívares Soberanos : Enero 15 2018 : Design A, Type A

Banco Caracas Banco Central de Venezuela Banco Colonial Británico Banco Comercial Banco Comercial de Maracaibo Banco de Carabobo Banco de Carácas Banco de Londres y Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo Banco de Venezuela

Banco de Venezuela (first) Banco Mercantil y Agrícola Banco Nacional de Venezuela Banco Venezolano de Crédito Billete de Tesorería Compañía de Accionistas Compañía de Crédito Distrito Federal Estado de Guayana Estados Unidos de Venezuela

Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela

Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano

2 Bolívares Soberanos 5 Bolívares Soberanos 10 Bolívares Soberanos 20 Bolívares Soberanos 50 Bolívares Soberanos 100 Bolívares Soberanos 200 Bolívares Soberanos 500 Bolívares Soberanos 10,000 Bolívares Soberanos 20,000 Bolívares Soberanos

50,000 Bolívares Soberanos 200,000 Bolívares Soberanos 500,000 Bolívares Soberanos 1,000,000 Bolívares Soberanos

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

Enero 15 2018 Mayo 18 2018

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bss-aa01r2: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie Z8. Replacement banknote, second interval
Photograph credits: Arnaldo Fernandez

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bss-aa01r2: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie Z8. Replacement banknote, second interval
Photograph credits: Arnaldo Fernandez

Characteristics

Date: Enero 15 2018
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with orcher 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 Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch with the denomination value "500" 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 Venezuelan troupial (Icterus icterus) with Macarao National Park. 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: Shiny security thread, diving holographic security thread in 4 windows with "BCV", "BCV", "BCV" and "BCV" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
Variations: From Design A, Type B, the security thread is shiny, there is variations in "BCV" in the security thread in front of a light and in ultraviolet light, and there is variations in the portrait of the watermark.
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P108a	bbcv500bss-aa01-a8	Enero 15 2018	A8	53,890,000?
P108a	(A000-A5388). Known A00001003 - A53889726. Estimated A00000001 - A53890000
P108a	bbcv500bss-aa01-f8	Enero 15 2018	F8	45,854,999?
P108a	(F5418-F99). Known F54182834 - F99948004. Estimated F54145001 - F99999999
P108a	bbcv500bss-aa01-g8	Enero 15 2018	G8	99,999,999?
P108a	(G00-G99). Known G00000305 - G99947727. Estimated G00000001 - G99999999
P108a	bbcv500bss-aa01-h8	Enero 15 2018	H8	36,900,000?
P108a	(H00-H36). Known H00000006 - H36842994. Estimated H00000001 - H36900000

Replacement banknote (2)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv500bss-aa01r	Enero 15 2018	Z8	5400?
N/L	First interval.. (Z000000-Z000052). Known Z00000001 - Z00005210. Estimated Z00000001 - Z00005400
N/L	bbcv500bss-aa01r2	Enero 15 2018	Z8	34,200?
N/L	Second interval.. (Z05539-Z05564). Known Z05539090 - Z05564075. Estimated Z05530001 - Z05564200

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