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Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela

10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 100 Bolívares

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Diciembre 27 1926

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Enero 27 1927

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Febrero 01 1927

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Febrero 07 1927

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Febrero 10 1927

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Marzo 11 1927

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Ebay: knight-niczar

Reverse

Photograph credits: Ebay: knight-niczar

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Characteristics from Design A, Type A

Identification Code: bbma100bs-aa
Size: 170 x 68 mm (6.69 x 2.68 in.)
Obverse: Design in purple. In the center, allegorical of a seated woman with the denomination value "100" within a guilloche on each side. Above, the issuer name "BANCO MERCANTIL Y AGRICOLA" and "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". Below, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares» and the payment clause "QUE SE PAGARÁN AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO A PRESENTACIÓN, EN DINERO EFECTIVO" «will pay to the bearer in the office of the bank upon presentation, in cash». In the bottom border, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs.8.000.000". In each corner the denomination value "100" within a guilloche.
Reverse: Design in purple. In the center, allegorical of two angels with the issuer logotype in the middle. Above, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares». Below, the issuer name "BANCO MERCANTIL Y AGRICOLA" and the city and country "CARACAS, VENEZUELA". On each side and on the corners, the denomination value "100".
Circulation note: Banknote with serial number above 093001 are remainders
Production information: September 1926: 100,000 pieces

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbma100bs-aap
Date: No date
Serie: 6. 6 digits
Amount: Unknown.
Printer: American Bank Note Co.
Note: Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).

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Warning

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Signatures

Por el Banco Mercantil y Agricola «p.p. the Banco Mercantil y Agricola»: No signature
Por el Banco Mercantil y Agricola «p.p. the Banco Mercantil y Agricola»: 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)

Recommended bibliography

Banknotes of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.
Latin American Bank Note Records by Ricardo Magan.