Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  3. Banco Central de Venezuela
  4. Bolívar Fuerte
  5. 50 Bolívares Fuertes
  6. Design A
  7. Type A
  8. Febrero 03 2011
  9. bbcv50bsf-aa04r2
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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 Fuertes 5 Bolívares Fuertes 10 Bolívares Fuertes 20 Bolívares Fuertes 50 Bolívares Fuertes 100 Bolívares Fuertes 500 Bolívares Fuertes 1000 Bolívares Fuertes 2000 Bolívares Fuertes 5000 Bolívares Fuertes
10,000 Bolívares Fuertes 20,000 Bolívares Fuertes 100,000 Bolívares Fuertes
Design A, Type A Design A, Type B
Obverse
Piece bbcv50bsf-aa04r2 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: José Manuel Piñeiro ✝
Reverse
Piece bbcv50bsf-aa04r2 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: José Manuel Piñeiro ✝
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: bbcv50bsf-aa
  • Identification by Sergio Sucre: 50L
  • Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
  • General: Multicolor design with green and yellow as predominant colors.
  • Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "50", the denomination in words "CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES" «fifty 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 Simón Rodríguez, that seems that it was painted by Juan Agustín Guerrero with the denomination value "50" 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 Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatos) with Santo Cristo Lagoon 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 "50" and the denomination in words "CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES" «fifty Bolívares».
  • Some security elements: diving security thread in 5 windows, with "BCV 50", "BCV 50", "BCV 50" and "BCV 50" (normal view and in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse "50" on the top with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) and latent image "50" on the bottom.
  • Watermark: portrait of Simón Rodríguez and the denomination value "50".
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcv50bsf-aa04r2
  • Piece type: Replacement Banknote
  • Date: Febrero 03 2011
  • Serie: Z8. Prefix Z followed by 8 digits
  • Amount: 28,125 (estimated).
  • Printer: Unknown
  • Serial interval: Unknown. Estimated Z06100001 - Z06128125. Known Z06116843 - Z06128087
  • Known serial prefix: Z06116-Z06117, Z06119, Z06122, Z06124-Z06128 ?
  • Note: Second interval
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Warning
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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.

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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: 173 (all), 70 (Level 1), 55 (Level 2), 35 (Level 3) and 13 (Level 4)
  • Low serial interval: Z06100001-Z06100173 (all), Z06100104-Z06100173 (Level 1), Z06100049-Z06100103 (Level 2), Z06100014-Z06100048 (Level 3) and Z06100001-Z06100013 (Level 4)
  • High serial interval: Z06127953-Z06128125 (all), Z06127953-Z06128022 (Level 1), Z06128023-Z06128077 (Level 2), Z06128078-Z06128112 (Level 3) and Z06128113-Z06128125 (Level 4)
Signatures
  • Presidente BCV «President of BCV»: Nelson Merentes
  • Primer Vicepresidente BCV «First vicepresident of BCV»: Eudomar Tovar
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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