Photo from piece bbdm40bs-ab01-5: Design A, Type B. Date Abril 01 1909. Serie 5 digits Photograph credits: NUTRIA2001
Reverse
Characteristics
Date: Abril 01 1909
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 19__".
Reverse: Design in green. In each corner the denomination value "40".
Production information: January 1909: 8925 pieces (serie 5, interval 08336 - 17260)
Design variations in the obverse: From Design A, Type A, changes the date filling space.
Signatures: "Gerente" «Manager» and "Segundo Director Principal" «2nd principal»