Banknotes from Banco Caracas : 20 Bolívares - Design A, Type B : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbc20bs-abp: Banknote from Banco Caracas. 20 Bolívares. Design A, Type B. Proof banknote without date
Photograph credits: PANA

Reverse

Photo from piece bbc20bs-abp: Banknote from Banco Caracas. 20 Bolívares. Design A, Type B. Proof banknote without date
Photograph credits: PANA

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbc20bs-ab
General: 77mm x 177mm
Obverse: Design in green. On the left, allegorical of Liberty with Phrygian cap. On the right, allegorical of cherub with the denomination value "20" within a guilloche above. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CARACAS", "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA" and the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL B. 6.000.000". On the upper left and bottom right corners, the denomination value "20". On the bottom, the signatures zone with the value in words "VEINTE" (twenty) as background. Above, the date filling space "Caracas ______ de 19__". In the center, the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares» with the payment clause "EL BANCO CARACAS PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR EN DINERO EFECTIVO" / "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 each side and on the corners, the denomination value "20" within a guilloche.
Production information: December 1912: 100,000 pieces (serie G5, interval G00001 - G99999) and G100000
Signatures: "Director" «Director», "Director" «Director» and "Gerente" «Manager»

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Other pieces (6)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
S147p	bbc20bs-abp	No date	G5	-	Detail
N/L	bbc20bs-abp2	No date	G5	-	Detail
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard. Only Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbc20bs-abp3	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Obverse only print proof
N/L	bbc20bs-abp4	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbc20bs-abp5	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard. (in blue)
N/L	bbc20bs-abp6	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard. Progresive print proof

Legend

	Piece with photo	Entry	Piece
	Piece with recent updated photo	Entry	Unconfirmed piece
N/L	Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)	Entry	Piece added recently
XX.XXX.XXX ?	Estimated amount, not confirmed	Entry	Deprecated piece
		Entry	Piece with updated information
		Entry	Unverified piece
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.

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