Piece bbdm40bs-aap2 : Banknote of 40 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

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Back

Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

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Characteristics from Design A, Type A

Identification Code: bbdm40bs-aa
Size: 186 x 87 mm (7.32 x 3.43 in.)
Obverse: Design in green. In the center, allegorical of a woman emptying a pot. Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE MARACAIBO" - "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On each side, the denomination value "40" within a guilloche. On the bottom, the signatures zone. On the left,, allegorical of a standing man with the value in words "CUARENTA" (FORTY) below. On the right, Coat of Arms with the value in words "CUARENTA" (FORTY) below. On the top, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL B 1.250.000". In each corner the denomination value "40". Above, splitted in two parts, the denomination in words "CUARENTA BOLIVARES" and the payment clause "Que se pagaran al portador en Maracaibo a su presentacion" «Payable to bearer in Maracaibo upon presentation». On the upper right, the date filling space "____ de _______ de 189__".
Reverse: Design in green. In each corner the denomination value "40".
Production information: October 1896: 8937 pieces

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbdm40bs-aap2
Date: No date
Serie: No serial number
Amount: Unknown.
Printer: American Bank Note Co.
Note: Obverse only print proof over a cardboard. (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): S206p1

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.