Banknotes in Bolívares : Banco Comercial de Maracaibo : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Information about Banco Comercial de Maracaibo and the Monetary Unit Bolívar

Historical overview

Founded in 1916 with the name of "Banco Comercial" and later renamed to "Banco Comercial de Maracaibo".

Monetary Unit Name

Bolívar of Silver (1879-1918)
Bolívar of Gold (1918-1974)
Bolívar (1974-2007)

Monetary System

100 Céntimos = 1 Bolívar

Time Period

From 1879 through December 31st 2007, which has been replaced by "Bolívar Fuerte".

Monetary equivalence

5 Céntimos = 1 Centavo (Venezolano)
1 Bolívar = 20 Centavo (Venezolano)
5 Bolívares = 1 Venezolano
1000 Bolívares = 1 Bolívar Fuerte

Denominations

10 Bolívares

Photo from piece bbcm10bs-cbs	Banknotes of 10 Bolívares Design A, Type A (1916) Design B, Type A (1920), 1921, 1922 Design C, Type A capitalization amount "2.000.000". 1927, (1928), 1929 Design C, Type B capitalization amount "Bs. 400.000" (1927) Design C, Type C overprint of the capitalization amount "Bs. 2.000.000" 1925, (1928) Design D, Type A (1933), 1934

20 Bolívares

Photo from piece bbcm20bs-bas	Banknotes of 20 Bolívares Design A, Type A (1928), 1929 Design B, Type A (1933)

100 Bolívares

Photo from piece bbcm100bs-aas	Banknotes of 100 Bolívares Design A, Type A (1928), 1929 Design B, Type A (1933)

Recommended bibliography

Banknotes of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.
Latin American Bank Note Records by Ricardo Magan.

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Information about Banco Comercial de Maracaibo and the Monetary Unit Bolívar
Denominations
Recommended bibliography

Monetary Unit

Bolívar

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