Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbdm20bs-afs2 (Obverse)
Photo from piece bbdm20bs-afs2: Design A, Type F. Specimen banknote without date #2
Photograph credits: Bowers and Merena Auctions
Reverse
Piece bbdm20bs-afs2 (Reverse)
Photo from piece bbdm20bs-afs2: Design A, Type F. Specimen banknote without date #2
Photograph credits: Bowers and Merena Auctions
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdm20bs-af
  • 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 a su presentacion en las oficinas del banco" «Payable to bearer in the office of the bank». On the right, Coat of Arms. Above, the date filling space "_____ de 19__" and the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL 1.250.000".
  • Reverse: Design in yellow. On the left and on the right, the denomination value "20".
  • Production information: August 1916: 21,000 pieces (serie 5, interval 00001 - 21000)
  • Design variations in the obverse: From Design A, Type E, changes the payment clause
  • Signatures: "Gerente" «Manager» and "Segundo Director Principal" «2nd principal»
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Warning
- 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.
SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
S218abbdm20bs-af01-b5
(Formelly as bbdm20bs-af01-5) Entry with incomplete photo
Enero 01 1917
B,5
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Known B, 12685-???. Signers: Clodomiro Rodriguez, José Antonio Parra Chacín
N/Lbbdm20bs-af02-b5 Entry with photo Mayo 15 1924
B,5
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Known B, 16476-18905. Signers: Eduardo Ball, Francisco Martínez
SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
S218p1bbdm20bs-afp Entry with photoNo date
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Obverse only print proof over a cardboard. (not perfored)
S218p2bbdm20bs-afp2 Entry with photoNo date
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Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S218p1bbdm20bs-afp3 Entry with photoNo date
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Obverse only print proof over a cardboard. (perfored)
N/Lbbdm20bs-afs Entry with photoNo date
B,5
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Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).
N/Lbbdm20bs-afs2 Entry with photoNo date
B,5
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Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" in red (perfored).
Legend
Piece information
No change
Unconfirmed (C)
Added recently (N)
Deprecated (E)
Updated (A)
Unverified (V)
In revision (R)
  • Unconfirmed: Referenced piece that it's not confirmed the existence.
  • Added recently: Piece added since 28 January, 2024
  • Deprecated: Piece deleted and no longer valid.
  • Updated: Piece updated since 28 January, 2024
  • Unverified: Piece that should exists but no verified piece is known.
  • In revision: Catalogued piece that is under revision.

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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)
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