Mayo 10 1966

bbcv5bs-aa01-a7 bbcv5bs-aa01-b7 bbcv5bs-aa01-c7 bbcv5bs-aa01-d7

Obverse

Photograph credits: Rodolfo Fuentes ✝

Reverse

Photograph credits: Rodolfo Fuentes ✝

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Characteristics from Design A, Type A

Identification Code: bbcv5bs-aa
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 5A
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Blue design over green-yellow underprint. In the center, representation of the "Foundation of Caracas by Diego de Losada" surrounded by monks, indians and soldiers. On the right, inside an oval portrait of Simon Bolivar by unknown author. On the top, the issuer authority "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» with two serial number in red below. In the upper left and bottom right, the value "CINCO" inside guilloche oval; In the upper right value "5" inside a circle guilloche; In the bottom left value "5" inside a guilloche with the value in words and payment clause "CINCO BOLÍVARES" / "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank», At right of the number "CUATRICENTENARIO DE LA FUNDACION DE CARACAS / 1567-1967" (Quadricentenary of the foundation of Caracas).
Reverse: Blue design. In each corner, the value "5" over varying gilloche. In the center, map of Caracas done in 1578 by Diego de Henares, at left Coat of Arms of Caracas, and at the right Coat of Arms or Venezuela. On the top, the issuer authority "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela», and on the bottom the value in words "CINCO BOLÍVARES".
Common name: This note was known as "Dieguitos".
Conmemotative motive: Quadricentenary of the foundation of Caracas, which was on July 25th 1567 by the captain Don Diego de Losada.
Designer or engraver: The design of the obverse representation of Diego was done by Felipe Sánchez, and the Simon Bolivar portrait was done by Alfred Sealey.

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv5bs-aa01-c7
Piece type: Normal issued banknote
Date: Mayo 10 1966
Serie: C7. Prefix C followed by 7 digits
Amount: 6,000,000 (estimated).
Printer: American Bank Note Co.
Serial interval: C0000001 - C6000000.

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Warning

	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.

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: 2562 (all), 1389 (Level 1), 813 (Level 2), 309 (Level 3) and 51 (Level 4)
Amount of bookend serial number: 59,999 (2 digits), 5,999 (3 digits)
Amount of ladder serial number: 0 (circular), 384 (non-circular)
Amount of many repeated digits in-a-row serial number: 1,458 (5 digits), 109 (6 digits)
Amount of many repeated digits of-a-kind serial number: 10,206 (5 digits), 379 (6 digits)
Amount of serial number with unique digits: 3,403 (2 digits-binary), 130,032 (3 digits-ternary)
Amount of radar serial number: 5,999
Amount of rotator serial number: 31
Amount of solid serial number: 5

Signatures

Presidente «President»: Alfredo Machado Gómez
Primer Vice presidente «First Vicepresident»: Carlos Rafael Silva

Identification in other catalogs

Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: bcv5a/6605/11/c
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P49

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.