Banknotes from the Estado de Guayana : 20 Bolívares - Design A, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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

Bolívar Venezolano

5 Bolívares 10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 40 Bolívares

Design A, Type A Design B, Type A

Obverse

Photo from piece beg20bs-aa01-4e: Design A, Type A. Date Diciembre 31 1879. Serie 4E
Photograph credits: Richard Rosenman: Billetes de Venezuela

Reverse

Photo from piece beg20bs-aa01-4e: Design A, Type A. Date Diciembre 31 1879. Serie 4E
Photograph credits: Richard Rosenman: Billetes de Venezuela

Characteristics

Identification Code: beg20bs-aa
Size: 155 x 84 mm (6.1 x 3.31 in.)
Obverse: Design in black over a background in blue. In the center, On the top, the issuer name "ESTADO GUAYANA" with the denomination value "20" on each side. In the center, the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares» within payment clause "Vale por _______ amortizables con el diez porciento de los Ingresos ordinarios del Tesoro del Estado." «worth _______ redeemable at ten percent of revenue from the State Treasury». Below, the date filling space "Cd. Bolivar, __________ 1879". On the left, Arm of Guayana State. On the left and on the right the face value "4 VENEZOLANOS" (from the predecessor monetary unit)
Reverse: Design in blue. In the center, the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares». On each side, the denomination value "20".
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "El Tesorero" «The Treasurer»

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Issues (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	beg20bs-aaxx	No date	?	-
S353	beg20bs-aa01-4e (Formelly as beg20bs-aa01-e4)	Diciembre 31 1879	4E	-
N/L	beg20bs-aa01-4n	Diciembre 31 1879	4N	-
N/L	beg20bs-aa01-0m	Diciembre 31 1879	0M	-

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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.