Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 5 Bolívares Fuertes : Febrero 03 2011 : Design A, Type A

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

Marzo 20 2007 Mayo 24 2007 Septiembre 03 2009 Febrero 03 2011 Octubre 29 2013 Agosto 19 2014

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv5bsf-aa04-p8: Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 03 2011. Serie P8
Photograph credits: José Manuel Piñeiro ✝

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv5bsf-aa04-p8: Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 03 2011. Serie P8
Photograph credits: José Manuel Piñeiro ✝

Characteristics

Date: Febrero 03 2011
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 5D
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with orange as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "5", the denomination in words "CINCO BOLÍVARES" «five 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 Pedro Camejo (Negro Primero) based on a brozen bust done in 1930 by Antonio Rodríguez del Villar and it's located in Monument to Carabobo, with the denomination value "5" 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 Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus). 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 "5" and the denomination in words "CINCO BOLÍVARES" «five Bolívares».
Some security elements: Security thread with "BCV 5", "BCV 5", "BCV 5" and "BCV 5" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "5" on the bottom.
Watermark: Portrait of Pedro Camejo and the denomination value "5".
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P89d	bbcv5bsf-aa04-m8	Febrero 03 2011	M8	90,000,000?
P89d	Known M00000010 - M89985545. Estimated M00000001 - M90000000
P89d	bbcv5bsf-aa04-n8	Febrero 03 2011	N8	90,000,000?
P89d	Known N00000015 - N89117750. Estimated N00000001 - N90000000
P89d	bbcv5bsf-aa04-p8	Febrero 03 2011	P8	90,000,000?
P89d	Known P00001307 - P89955847. Estimated P00000001 - P90000000
P89d	bbcv5bsf-aa04-q8	Febrero 03 2011	Q8	90,000,000?
P89d	Known Q00002815 - Q89935853. Estimated Q00000001 - Q90000000
P89d	bbcv5bsf-aa04-r8	Febrero 03 2011	R8	10,000,000?
P89d	(<=R09). Known R00016904 - R09989399. Estimated R00000001 - R10000000

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04r	Febrero 03 2011	Z8	40,500?
N/L	(Z0800-Z0804). Known Z08000002 - Z08040297. Estimated Z08000001 - Z08040500. The serial interval match partially or totally with another piece

Known errors pieces (12)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-m8,e	Febrero 03 2011	M8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete serial number printing. Missing prefix letter of serial number.
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-m8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	M8	5?
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced vertical offset cut position by early paper handling
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-m8,e3	Febrero 03 2011	M8	-
N/L	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the reverse over the obverse
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-n8,e	Febrero 03 2011	N8	-
N/L	Error. Displaced horizontal printing on obverse. Displaced Calcographic (intanglio) printing.
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-n8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	N8	-
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Missing vertical cut
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-n8,e3	Febrero 03 2011	N8	-
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced horizontal offset cut position toward the left
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-n8,e4	Febrero 03 2011	N8	45?
N/L	Error. Displaced horizontal printing on reverse. Displaced Calcographic (intanglio) printing.
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-n8,e5	Febrero 03 2011	N8	9?
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced horizontal offset cut position toward the right
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-p8,e	Febrero 03 2011	P8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-p8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	P8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-p8,e3	Febrero 03 2011	P8	-
N/L	Error. Cut failure
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04-q8,e	Febrero 03 2011	Q8	-
N/L	Error. Displaced horizontal printing on obverse. Displaced typographic printing. Serial number

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa04s	Febrero 03 2011	A8	100?
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 1904 - 1959. Estimated 1901 - 2000

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