Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 20 Bolívares Soberanos - 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 Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano

2 Bolívares Soberanos 5 Bolívares Soberanos 10 Bolívares Soberanos 20 Bolívares Soberanos 50 Bolívares Soberanos 100 Bolívares Soberanos 200 Bolívares Soberanos 500 Bolívares Soberanos 10,000 Bolívares Soberanos 20,000 Bolívares Soberanos

50,000 Bolívares Soberanos 200,000 Bolívares Soberanos 500,000 Bolívares Soberanos 1,000,000 Bolívares Soberanos

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01s: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie A8. Specimen banknote
Photograph credits: Raynerth Centeno

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01s: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie A8. Specimen banknote
Photograph credits: Raynerth Centeno

Obverse (partial)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8 (Obverse, partial, in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Ivan León

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Ivan León

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv20bss-aa
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with blue, cyan and brown as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "20", the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares», the date, the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» and the signers. At right, watermarks zone. On the bottom, portrait of Simón Rodríguez, that seems that it was painted by Juan Agustín Guerrero, with the denomination value "20". The serial numbers are located at upper right and bottom left rotated 90 degrees clock-wise.
Reverse: Design with landscape orientation. In the center, over the field Jaguar (Panthera onca) with Waraira Repano National Park as background. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the left, Coat of Arms. On the bottom right, the denomination value "20" and the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares».
Some security elements: Diving holographic security thread in 4 windows with "BCV", "BCV", "BCV" and "BCV" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

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	A banknote piece with unknown serie prefix or out of estimated or known serial interval does not necessarily means that it's a unique and rare piece. Due to the absence of official information, piece distribution in the country, difficulties and limits to the inhabitants to access paper money, specially since 2017 approximately, make difficult the studies and estimation of banknote issues. The warning apply also for known pieces due to the reserved information from collectors. The precision and quality of the information depends on these previouly mentioned factors, received reports and social network information.

A banknote piece with unknown serie prefix or out of estimated or known serial interval does not necessarily means that it's a unique and rare piece.

Due to the absence of official information, piece distribution in the country, difficulties and limits to the inhabitants to access paper money, specially since 2017 approximately, make difficult the studies and estimation of banknote issues.

The warning apply also for known pieces due to the reserved information from collectors.

The precision and quality of the information depends on these previouly mentioned factors, received reports and social network information.

Issues (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P104	bbcv20bss-aa01-a8	Enero 15 2018	A8	99,999,999?
P104	(A00-A99). Known A00001001 - A99729472. Estimated A00000001 - A99999999
P104	bbcv20bss-aa01-b8	Enero 15 2018	B8	81,000,000?
P104	(B00-B80). Known B00000041 - B80863835. Estimated B00000001 - B81000000

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bss-aa01s	Enero 15 2018	A8	1000?
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 1001 - 1989. Estimated 1001 - 1400

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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)

Recommended bibliography

Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela (issues from 1940-March 1989) and Centralized banknote issues of Venezuela (issues from September 1989-2007) by Sergio Sucre Castillo, which have more details and deep information about banknote issues from Banco Central de Venezuela. If you are interested to purchase a copy you can contact the author at the email address in the bibliographic reference section.