Piece bbdm20bs-abs : Banknote of 20 Bolívares : No date : Banco de Maracaibo

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

10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 40 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 200 Bolívares 400 Bolívares 500 Bolívares

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B Design A, Type C Design A, Type D Design A, Type E Design A, Type F Design B, Type A

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques

Reverse

Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques

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Characteristics from Design A, Type B

Identification Code: bbdm20bs-ab
Size: 188 x 87 mm (7.4 x 3.43 in.)
Obverse: Design in black over a background in yellow. In the center, allegorical of a seated woman on the seashore with suitcases far away from a ship. Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE MARACAIBO" - "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On each side, the denomination value "20" within a guilloche. Below, the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares». On the left, allegorical of a sailing ship with the denomination value "20" within a guilloche above. On the bottom, the signatures zone. Above, the payment clause "Que se pagaran al portador en Maracaibo a su presentacion" «Payable to bearer in Maracaibo upon presentation». On the right, Coat of Arms. Above, the date filling space "_____ de 188__" and the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL 320.000".
Reverse: Design in yellow. On the left and on the right, the denomination value "20".
Production information: February 1885: 11,000 pieces
Design variations in the obverse: From Design A, Type A, changes the legend of the capitalization amount.

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbdm20bs-abs
Piece type: Specimen banknote without date
Date: No date
Serie: 5. 5 zeroes or digits
Amount: Unknown.
Printer: American Bank Note Co.
Note: Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).

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Signatures

Gerente «Manager»: No signature
Presidente de la Asamblea Delegataria «President of the Delegated Assembly»: No signature

Identification in other catalogs

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): S195s

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.