Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  3. Banco Comercial
  4. Bolívar
  5. 500 Bolívares
  6. Design A
  7. Type A
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Banco Caracas Banco Central de Venezuela Banco Colonial Británico Banco Comercial Banco Comercial de Maracaibo Banco de Carabobo Banco de Carácas Banco de Londres y Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo Banco de Venezuela
Banco de Venezuela (first) Banco Mercantil y Agrícola Banco Nacional de Venezuela Banco Venezolano de Crédito Billete de Tesorería Compañía de Accionistas Compañía de Crédito Distrito Federal Estado de Guayana Estados Unidos de Venezuela
Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela
20 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares
Obverse
Piece bbcc500bs-aap (Obverse)
Photo from piece bbcc500bs-aap: Design A, Type A. Proof banknote without date
Photograph credits: Richard Rosenman: Billetes de Venezuela
Reverse
Piece bbcc500bs-aap3 (Reverse)
Photo from piece bbcc500bs-aap3: Design A, Type A. Proof banknote without date #3
Photograph credits: Bowers and Merena Auctions
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcc500bs-aa
  • Size: 204 x 104 mm (8.03 x 4.09 in.)
  • Obverse: Design in black with underprint in salmon. At left, Christopher Columbus. In the center, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL", "SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA" (with the denomination "B/500" as background) splited by the denomination "B/500", capitalization amount "CAPITAL B/3,200,000", the value in words "VALE POR QUINIENTOS BOLIVARES" «Worth for five hundred Bolivares» and payment clause "que se pagarán al portador en Carácas á la presentacion" «payable to bearer in Caracas upon presentation» with capitalization amount "CAPITAL B/3,200,000" as background. At upper left the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares». In each corner, the denomination value "500".
  • Reverse: Design in pink. In the center, sailors with the issuer name splitted in two parts "BANCO" / "COMERCIAL" above and below. In each corner, the denomination value "500".
  • Production information: June 1886: 1000 pieces (serie 4, interval 3601 - 4600)
  • Signatures: "Por el Banco Comercial" «p.p. Banco Comercial», "Gerente" «Manager» and "Por el Banco Comercial" «p.p. Banco Comercial»
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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.
SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
S169bbcc500bs-aap Entry with incomplete photo No date
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Proof. "CAPITAL B/3,200,000" in salmon (perfored)
N/Lbbcc500bs-aap2 Entry with photo No date
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Obverse only print proof. "CAPITAL B/3,200,000" in blue
N/Lbbcc500bs-aap3 Entry with photo No date
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Reverse only print proof
Legend
Piece information
No change
Unconfirmed (C)
Added recently (N)
Deprecated (E)
Updated (A)
Unverified (V)
In revision (R)
  • Unconfirmed: Referenced piece that it's not confirmed the existence.
  • Added recently: Piece added since 18 May, 2025
  • Deprecated: Piece deleted and no longer valid.
  • Updated: Piece updated since 18 May, 2025
  • Unverified: Piece that should exists but no verified piece is known.
  • In revision: Catalogued piece that is under revision.

Entry without photo

Entry with photo

Entry with updated photo

Entry with incomplete photo

Entry with photo to improve

N/L Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)
XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed
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)
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