Piece bbc800bs-aa02-c4 : Banknote of 800 Bolívares : Date Abril 27 1898 : Banco Caracas

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• Identification Code: bbc800bs-aa
• Obverse: Design in blue. In the center, the denomination in words "OCHOCIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «eight hundred bolivares» surrounded by the payment clause "El Banco Caracas pagara al portador en dinero efectivo a la presentacion de este billete" «Banco Caracas will pay to the bearer in cash upon presentation of this banknote». 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 signatures zone. Above, the date filling space "Caracas, _____ de 189__". On the left, allegorical of two women. In each corner the denomination value "800".
• Reverse: Design in blue. 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, the denomination value "800" within a guilloche.
• Production information: January 1893: 2000 pieces (serie C4, interval C3625 - C5624)

• Identification Code: bbc800bs-aa02-c4
• Piece type: Normal issued banknote
• Date: Abril 27 1898
• Serie: C4. Prefix C followed by 4 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 C4224 - ???
• Known pieces or cases: C4224

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