Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  3. Banco de Venezuela
  4. Bolívar
  5. 20 Bolívares
  6. Design B
  7. Type D
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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 B, Type C Design B, Type D Design C, Type A Design C, Type B Design C, Type C Design C, Type D Design D, Type A
Obverse
Piece bbdv20bs-bdu (Obverse)
Photo from piece bbdv20bs-bdu: Design B, Type D. Remainder banknote
Photograph credits: Megaser Inversiones
Reverse
Piece bbdv20bs-bdu (Reverse)
Photo from piece bbdv20bs-bdu: Design B, Type D. Remainder banknote
Photograph credits: Megaser Inversiones
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdv20bs-bd
  • Size: 175 x 73 mm (6.89 x 2.87 in.)
  • Obverse: Black over yellow and green underprint. On the right a cowboy with cattle. At upper left corner, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA". In each corner the denomination value "20" within a rossete (except upper left corner). At left, a rosette with the denomination value "20" within surrounded by the the payment clause "VALE POR VEINTE BOLIVARES QUE SE PAGARAN AL PORTADOR EN CARACAS A LA PRESENTACION". In the top, the legend of the capitalization amount "SOCIEDAD ANONIMA", with an overpint of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs 12.000.000". Below the main theme, the date "Caracas, ______ de 19__".
  • Reverse: Green 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 FEDon", on each side the denomination value "20" within a rosette each side. Above and below the Coat of Arms the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA".
  • Production information: June 1907: 10,000 pieces (serie 5 and 6, interval 00001 - 99999 and 100000)
  • Design variations: From Design B, Type B, near to the representation, an overprint of the payment clause "Pagaderos en las oficinas del Banco".
  • Signatures: "Por el Banco de Venezuela" «p.p. Banco de Venezuela», "Por el Banco de Venezuela" «p.p. Banco de Venezuela» and "El Secretario" «The secretary»
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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
S281rbbdv20bs-bdu Entry with photoNo date
5
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Remainder. Known 92027 - 99825
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 22 October, 2024
  • Deprecated: Piece deleted and no longer valid.
  • Updated: Piece updated since 22 October, 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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