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  3. Banco Central de Venezuela
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  8. Junio 23 2015
  9. bbcv50bsf-aa09r2
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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-aa09r2 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Walter Tempestini
Reverse
Piece bbcv50bsf-aa09r2 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Walter Tempestini
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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-aa09r2
  • Piece type: Replacement Banknote
  • Date: Junio 23 2015
  • Serie: Z8. Prefix Z followed by 8 digits
  • Amount: 1,057,050 (estimated).
  • Printer: Unknown
  • Serial interval: Unknown. Estimated Z20610001 - Z21667050. Known Z20612688 - Z21666710
  • Known serial prefix: Z2061-Z2118, Z2120-Z2149, Z2151-Z2164, Z2166 ?
  • Note: Second interval. Small serial number, like serie AB(AB84-AB90)-AM
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Warning
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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: 1070 (all), 535 (Level 1), 348 (Level 2), 154 (Level 3) and 33 (Level 4)
  • Low serial interval: Z20610001-Z20611070 (all), Z20610536-Z20611070 (Level 1), Z20610188-Z20610535 (Level 2), Z20610034-Z20610187 (Level 3) and Z20610001-Z20610033 (Level 4)
  • High serial interval: Z21665981-Z21667050 (all), Z21665981-Z21666515 (Level 1), Z21666516-Z21666863 (Level 2), Z21666864-Z21667017 (Level 3) and Z21667018-Z21667050 (Level 4)
Signatures
  • Presidente BCV «President of BCV»: Nelson Merentes
  • Primer Vicepresidente BCV «First vicepresident of BCV»: José Khan
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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