Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 5 Bolívares : Mayo 10 1966 : 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

1 Bolívar 2 Bolívares 5 Bolívares 10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares 2000 Bolívares

5000 Bolívares 10,000 Bolívares 20,000 Bolívares 50,000 Bolívares

Design A, Type A Design B, Type A Design B, Type B

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv5bs-aa01-a7: Design A, Type A. Date Mayo 10 1966. Serie A7
Photograph credits: Mercadolibre: chazamed

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv5bs-aa01-a7: Design A, Type A. Date Mayo 10 1966. Serie A7
Photograph credits: Mercadolibre: chazamed

Characteristics

Date: Mayo 10 1966
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.
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»

Issues (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P49	bbcv5bs-aa01-a7	Mayo 10 1966	A7	6,000,000
P49	bbcv5bs-aa01-b7	Mayo 10 1966	B7	6,000,000
P49	bbcv5bs-aa01-c7	Mayo 10 1966	C7	6,000,000
P49	bbcv5bs-aa01-d7	Mayo 10 1966	D7	1,998,000

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