Banknotes from Banco Comercial de Maracaibo : 100 Bolívares - Design B, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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

10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 100 Bolívares

Design A, Type A Design B, Type A

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcm100bs-bas: Banknote from Banco Comercial de Maracaibo. 100 Bolívares. Design B, Type A. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Ebay: knight-niczar

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcm100bs-bas: Banknote from Banco Comercial de Maracaibo. 100 Bolívares. Design B, Type A. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Ebay: knight-niczar

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcm100bs-ba
Size: 169 x 70 mm (6.65 x 2.76 in.)
Obverse: Design in ocher. On the left, portrait of an unknown woman. In the center, the denomination value "100" within a guilloche. Below, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares» and the payment clause "pagara al portador en sus oficinas en dinero en efectivo" «will pay to the bearer in the office in cash». On the top, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL DE MARACAIBO" and "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". In each corner the denomination value "100" within a guilloche. In the bottom border, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs. 2.000.000". On the bottom, the signatures zone. Above on the left.
Reverse: Design in ocher. On the left, allegorical of a woman farmer with a child along with other farmers. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL DE MARACAIBO". On the bottom, the legend "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On each side, the denomination value "100" within a guilloche. In each corner the denomination value "100".
Production information: August 1933: 20,000 pieces (serie C5, interval C20000 - C40000)
Design variations: From Design A, Type A, the color changes to orcher
Signatures: "Director" «Director», "Director" «Director» and "Director" «Director»

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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.

Other pieces (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcm100bs-bap (A)	No date	-	-
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbcm100bs-bap2 (A)	No date	-	-
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S183s	bbcm100bs-bas	No date	C5	-
S183s	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" in black (perfored).

Legend

Piece information

No change

Unconfirmed (C)

Added recently (N)

Deprecated (E)

Updated (A)

Unverified (V)

In revision (R)

Entry without photo

Entry with photo

Entry with updated photo

Entry with incomplete photo

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)

Recommended bibliography

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