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Design A, Type A Design A, Type B Design B, Type A Design C, Type A Design D, Type A Design E, Type A Design E, Type B Design E, Type C Design E, Type D Design E, Type E Design F, Type A

Mayo 31 1990

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Subastas Globus

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Reverse

Photograph credits: Subastas Globus

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Obverse (in front of light)

Photograph credits: Subastas Globus

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Characteristics from Design E, Type C

Identification Code: bbcv50bs-ec
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 50I
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Design in violet, orange and black. In the center, Palacio de las Academias. On the right, Andrés Bello. On the left, watermarks zone. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela», the denomination in words "CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES" «fifty Bolívares» and the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank». In upper corners and bottom left corner the denomination value "50".
Reverse: Design in orange. In the center, "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the left, Coat of Arms. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom, the denomination in words "CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES" «fifty Bolívares». In each corner the denomination value "50".
Similarities of the obverse design: The design is similar to Design E, Type B, with a general engraving details, mainly in the Andres Bello portrait and adornments. Also, the amount of value "50" in the bottom over the black segurity background is three, instead of two.
Design variations in the obverse: The design is similar to Design E, Type B, with variations in ornaments and engravements and 3 "50" on the bottom.
Design variations in the reverse: The design is similar to Design E, Type B, with variations in ornaments and engravements.

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv50bs-ec01-c8
Piece type: Normal issued banknote
Date: Mayo 31 1990
Serie: C8. Prefix C followed by 8 digits
Amount: 9,000,000 (estimated).
Printer: American Bank Note Co.
Serial interval: C09000001 - C18000000. Known C09009076 - C17877263

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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.

Amount of low or high serials: 3141 (all), 1731 (Level 1), 990 (Level 2), 364 (Level 3) and 56 (Level 4)
Amount of bookend serial number: 90,000 (2 digits), 9,000 (3 digits), 900 (4 digits)
Amount of ladder serial number: 105 (circular), 192 (non-circular)
Amount of many repeated digits in-a-row serial number: 2,691 (5 digits), 227 (6 digits), 17 (7 digits)
Amount of many repeated digits of-a-kind serial number: 37,962 (5 digits), 2,153 (6 digits), 69 (7 digits)
Amount of serial number with unique digits: 1,078 (2 digits-binary), 64,233 (3 digits-ternary)
Amount of repeater serial number: 9 (2 digits)
Amount of birthday serial number (estimated between years 1900-2050): 16,308 (day-month-year), 18,422 (month-day-year), 0 (year-month-day)
Amount of doubles serial number: 729
Amount of radar serial number: 900
Amount of rotator serial number: 16

Signatures

Presidente «President»: Pedro Tinoco
Primer Vice presidente «First Vicepresident»: José Vicente Rodríguez Aznar

Identification in other catalogs

Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: bcv50i/9005/23/c
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P72

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.