Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 500 Bolívares Fuertes : Agosto 18 2016 : Design A, Type A

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2 Bolívares Fuertes 5 Bolívares Fuertes 10 Bolívares Fuertes 20 Bolívares Fuertes 50 Bolívares Fuertes 100 Bolívares Fuertes 500 Bolívares Fuertes 1000 Bolívares Fuertes 2000 Bolívares Fuertes 5000 Bolívares Fuertes

10,000 Bolívares Fuertes 20,000 Bolívares Fuertes 100,000 Bolívares Fuertes

Agosto 18 2016 Marzo 23 2017

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bsf-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Agosto 18 2016. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Argenis Fermin

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bsf-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Agosto 18 2016. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Argenis Fermin

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv500bsf-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Agosto 18 2016. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Jorje Díaz

Characteristics

Date: Agosto 18 2016
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with olive, powder blue 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 "500", the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred 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 Francisco de Miranda from a copy done by Charles Ventrillon-Horber based on Georges Rouget artwork, with the denomination value "500" below. As background,, the map of Venezuela with a sailing ship. 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 Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) and worm flower (Bispira Brunnea), with Coro dunes 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 "500" and the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares».
Some security elements: Diving 3D security thread in 3 windows; watermarks, secondary security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "500" on the bottom.
Watermark: Portrait of Francisco de Miranda and the denomination value "500".
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P94a	bbcv500bsf-aa01-a8	Agosto 18 2016	A8	90,000,000?
P94a	Known A00000002 - A89992267. Estimated A00000001 - A90000000
P94a	bbcv500bsf-aa01-b8	Agosto 18 2016	B8	25,389,000?
P94a	(<=B253). Known B00000284 - B25387448. Estimated B00000001 - B25389000

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa01r	Agosto 18 2016	Z8	681,750?
N/L	(Z0000-Z00680). Known Z00000260 - Z00680750. Estimated Z00000001 - Z00681750

Other pieces (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa01p	Agosto 18 2016	A8	-
N/L	Print proof. No Specimen stamp (not perfored)
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa01s	Agosto 18 2016	A8	1200?
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 0507 - 1659. Estimated 0501 - 1700

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