Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  3. Banco de Maracaibo
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  5. 400 Bolívares
  6. Design A
  7. Type A
  8. bbdm400bs-aas
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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
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Obverse
Piece bbdm400bs-aas (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques
Reverse
Piece bbdm400bs-aas (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: bbdm400bs-aa
  • Size: 186 x 88 mm (7.32 x 3.46 in.)
  • Obverse: Design in black over a background in yellow. In the center, portrait of an unknown woman. with the denomination value "400" below within a guilloche. Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE MARACAIBO" - "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On each side, the denomination value "400" within a guilloche. On the left, allegorical of a standing woman holding a book. On the bottom left, Coat of Arms. In upper corners the denomination value "400" within a guilloche. On the bottom, the signatures zone. Above, splitted in two parts, the denomination in words "CUATROCIENTOS BOLIVARES" and 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 upper right, the date filling space "____ de 18__".
  • Reverse: Design in yellow. In the center, the denomination value "400" within a guilloche
  • Production information: October 1896: 1375 pieces
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdm400bs-aas
  • 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" in red (perfored).
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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.
Identification in other catalogs
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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