Banknotes from Banco de Carabobo : 20 Bolívares - Design A, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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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

20 Bolívares 30 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares

Obverse

Photo from piece bbdc20bs-aas2: Design A, Type A. Specimen banknote without date #2
Photograph credits: PANA

Reverse

Photo from piece bbdc20bs-aas2: Design A, Type A. Specimen banknote without date #2
Photograph credits: PANA

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbdc20bs-aa
Size: 188 x 87 mm (7.4 x 3.43 in.)
Obverse: Black over blue underprint. In the center, representation of a seated woman near to earth globe with the issuer name "BANCO DE CARABOBO" above, below, the denomination in words "VEINTE MIL BOLIVARES" «twenty thousand Bolívares» and the payment clause "pagaderos al portador la presentación en moneda corriente por el Banco de Carabobo". In each corner the denomination value "20". On the upper left and right zone, inside a rosette the denomination value "20". On the bottom, at left the Carabobo State Coat of Arms, at right Coat of Arms.
Reverse: Unknown design, but the printing tone is blue.
Production information: August 1883: 4000 pieces (serie A4, interval A0001 - A4000), February 1884: 4000 pieces (serie S5, interval S09001 - S13000)
Signatures: Pres. Delegatory Council, "Gerente" «Manager» and Pdent. of board of directors

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	Due to the absence of official information on the banknotes issuance made by private and public entities before the creation of the Central Bank of Venezuela, the list includes known pieces or pieces referenced in a bibliography.

Other pieces (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbdc20bs-aap	No date	-	-
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbdc20bs-aap2	No date	-	-
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S101	bbdc20bs-aas	No date	-	-
S101	No Specimen stamp (perfored)
N/L	bbdc20bs-aas2	No date	-	-
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).
N/L	bbdc20bs-aau	No date	-	-
N/L	Remainder

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N/L Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)

XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed

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 of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.
Latin American Bank Note Records by Ricardo Magan.