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 D, Type A
bbdv500bs-bas
Photographic Contribution
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Characteristics from Design B, Type A
  • Identification Code: bbdv500bs-ba
  • Obverse: Design in black over a background in pink-orange. On the left, portrait of Simon Bolivar inside an oval from unknown author. Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA" - "SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA". Below, the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares». On each side, the denomination value "500" within a guilloche. On the right, allegorical of a woman with a lyre. On the bottom, the signatures zone. On the top, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL B/15.000.000". The design is the same to the denomination value "500". Below, "que se pagarán al portador en Carácas á la presentacion" «payable to bearer in Caracas upon presentation». Above, the date filling space "Caracas ______ de 189_"
  • Reverse: Unknown design.
  • Production information: May 1897: 1000 pieces (serie 4, interval 0001 - 1000)
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdv500bs-bas
  • Piece type: Specimen banknote without date
  • Date: No date
  • Serie: No serial number
  • Amount: Unknown.
  • Printer: American Bank Note Co.
  • Note: 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.
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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