Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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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
20 Bolívares 40 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares
Design A, Type A Design B, Type A Design B, Type B Design C, Type A Design C, Type B Design C, Type C Design C, Type D Design C, Type E Design E, Type A
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Reverse
Piece bbdv100bs-aap3 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries
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Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries
Photographic Contribution
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: bbdv100bs-aa
  • Size: 175 x 76 mm (6.89 x 2.99 in.)
  • Obverse: In the center, allegorical of a cherub over a sea with a ship nearby. Below, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares» and the payment clause "que se pagarán al portador en Carácas á la presentacion" «payable to bearer in Caracas upon presentation». Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA" - "SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA". On the left, allegorical of the goddess Athena (Minerva in Rome) with the denomination value "100" within a guilloche with. On the right, portrait of Simon Bolivar inside an oval from unknown author. Above, the date filling space "___ de 18__" and the legend of the capitalization amount "B/8.000.000". On the right corners the denomination value "100". On the left corners the denomination both value and words "100 / CIEN". In the bottom border, the denomination both value and words "100 / CIEN". On the bottom, the signatures zone with the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares» as background repeated several times.
  • Reverse: Red background pattern. In the center, inside a circle Coat of Arms with the motto "INDEPENDENCIA", "LIBERTAD", "5 DE JULIO 1811", "28 DE MARZO 1864" and "DIOS Y FEDERACION", on each side the denomination value "100". Above and below of the Coat of Arms the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA".
  • Production information: July 1890: 15,000 pieces (serie 5, interval 00001 - 15000), February 1891: 5000 pieces (serie 5, interval 15001 - 20000)
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdv100bs-aap3
  • Date: No date
  • Serie: No serial number
  • Amount: Unknown.
  • Printer: American Bank Note Co.
  • Note: Reverse only print proof
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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.
Signatures
  • Por el Banco de Venezuela «p.p. Banco de Venezuela»: No signature
  • Por el Banco de Venezuela «p.p. Banco de Venezuela»: No signature
  • El Secretario «The secretary»: No signature
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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