Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 50 Bolívares Fuertes : Diciembre 27 2012 : Design A, Type A

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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

Marzo 20 2007 Mayo 24 2007 Septiembre 03 2009 Febrero 03 2011 Enero 31 2012 Diciembre 27 2012 Octubre 29 2013 Agosto 19 2014 Junio 23 2015 Noviembre 05 2015

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv50bsf-aa06s: Design A, Type A. Date Diciembre 27 2012. Serie S8. Specimen banknote
Photograph credits: Ramón Nuñez ✝

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv50bsf-aa06s: Design A, Type A. Date Diciembre 27 2012. Serie S8. Specimen banknote
Photograph credits: Ramón Nuñez ✝

Characteristics

Date: Diciembre 27 2012
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".
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (6)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-s8	Diciembre 27 2012	S8	85,500,000?
N/L	(>=S045). Known S04529518 - S89999289. Estimated S04500001 - S90000000
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-t8	Diciembre 27 2012	T8	90,000,000?
N/L	Known T00000200 - T89992727. Estimated T00000001 - T90000000
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-u8	Diciembre 27 2012	U8	90,000,000?
N/L	Known U00001803 - U89993910. Estimated U00000001 - U90000000
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-v8	Diciembre 27 2012	V8	90,000,000?
N/L	Known V00004414 - V89999778. Estimated V00000001 - V90000000
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-w8	Diciembre 27 2012	W8	44,505,000?
N/L	(<=W444). Known W00000001 - W44489621. Estimated W00000001 - W44505000
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-am8	Diciembre 27 2012	AM8	4,572,000?
N/L	(AM445-AM490). Known AM44521452 - AM49048697. Estimated AM44505001 - AM49077000

Replacement banknote (2)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06r	Diciembre 27 2012	Z8	877,500?
N/L	First interval. (Z10). Known Z10000066 - Z10865945. Estimated Z10000001 - Z10877500
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06r2	Diciembre 27 2012	Z8	13,545?
N/L	Second interval. (Z12). Known Z12000232 - Z12013512. Estimated Z12000001 - Z12013545

Known errors pieces (6)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-s8,e	Diciembre 27 2012	S8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete serial number printing
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-s8,e2	Diciembre 27 2012	S8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete typographic printing from obverse to the reverse due to folding. Serial number
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-t8,e	Diciembre 27 2012	T8	-
N/L	Error. Displaced horizontal printing on reverse. Displaced Calcographic (intanglio) printing.
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-t8,e2	Diciembre 27 2012	T8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-u8,e	Diciembre 27 2012	U8	-
N/L	Error. Cut failure with incomplete banknote produced by folding
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06-v8,e	Diciembre 27 2012	V8	-
N/L	Error. Cut failure with complete banknote produced by folding

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv50bsf-aa06s	Diciembre 27 2012	S8	100?
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 0023 - 0100. Estimated 0001 - 0100

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