Piece bbc100bs-ad02-i5 : Banknote of 100 Bolívares : Date Enero 09 1925 : Banco Caracas

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• Identification Code: bbc100bs-ad
• 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» / "EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «at the office of the bank».
• 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: April 1923: 40,000 pieces (serie I5, interval I00001 - I40000), March 1926: 50,000 pieces (serie J5, interval J00001 - J50000),
• Design variations in the obverse: From Design A, Type C, add to the payment clause "EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «at the office of the bank».

• Identification Code: bbc100bs-ad02-i5
• Piece type: Normal issued banknote
• Date: Enero 09 1925
• Serie: I5. Prefix I followed by 5 digits
• Amount: Unknown. 2 known pieces. (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 I06055 - I08344
• Known pieces or cases: I06055 and I08344

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