Piece bbc100bs-ac01-g5 : Banknote of 100 Bolívares : Date Marzo 21 1911 : Banco Caracas

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photograph credits: Richard Rosenman: Billetes de Venezuela

Reverse

Photograph credits: Richard Rosenman: Billetes de Venezuela

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Characteristics from Design A, Type C

Identification Code: bbc100bs-ac
Size: 177 x 77 mm (6.97 x 3.03 in.)
Obverse: Design in black over a background in green and lilac. On the left, allegorical of a seated woman with a sailing ship at right. On the right, portrait of an unknown woman. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CARACAS", "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA" and the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL B. 6.000.000". On the bottom, the date filling space "Caracas, _____ de 19__". On the upper left corner and right corners the denomination value "100" within a guilloche. In the center, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares» with the payment clause "EL BANCO CARACAS PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR EN DINERO EFECTIVO" «The Banco Caracas will pay to the bearer in cash» / "A LA PRESENTACION DE ESTE BILLETE" «upon presentation of this banknote».
Reverse: Design in green. In the center, allegorical of the Justice with an scale and sword surrounded by the issuer name "BANCO CARACAS", "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA" and the capitalization amount. On the left corners and on the right the denomination value "100" within a guilloche.
Production information: December 1912: 50,000 pieces (serie G5, interval G00001 - G50000)
Design variations in the obverse: From Design A, Type B, with overprint "PAGADERO EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payment to the bearer at the bank offices».

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbc100bs-ac01-g5
Piece type: Normal issued banknote
Date: Marzo 21 1911 ?
Serie: G5. Prefix G followed by 5 digits
Amount: Unknown. 1 known piece. (based on reports and researches. Not conclusive about amount of surviving pieces)
Printer: The Hommer Lee Bank Note Company New York
Serial interval: Unknown. Known G27559 - ???
Known pieces or cases: G27559

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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

Director «Director»: Unknown
Director «Director»: Unknown
Gerente «Manager»: Unknown

Identification in other catalogs

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): S155

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.

Sections

Photographic reference
Characteristics from Design A, Type C
Characteristics
Signatures
Identification in other catalogs
Recommended bibliography

Pieces

bbc100bs-acx-g5
Marzo 21 1911
bbc100bs-ac01-g5
Octubre 09 1913
bbc100bs-ac05-g4
Julio 14 1914
bbc100bs-ac04-g4
Marzo 30 1920
bbc100bs-ac02-g5
Mayo 23 1921
bbc100bs-ac03-g5

Classifications

Denominations

Monetary Unit

Bolívar

Issuers