Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbcm10bs-ca01-a6 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: NUTRIA2001
Reverse
Piece bbcm10bs-ca01-a6 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: NUTRIA2001
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Characteristics from Design C, Type A
  • Identification Code: bbcm10bs-ca
  • Size: 169 x 70 mm (6.65 x 2.76 in.)
  • Obverse: In the center, portrait of Rafael Urdaneta inside an oval. On each side, the denomination value "10" within a guilloche. Above, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL DE MARACAIBO" - "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". Below, the denomination in words "DIEZ BOLIVARES" «Ten 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». In each corner the denomination value "10" within a guilloche. On the bottom, the signatures zone with the value in words "DIEZ" «ten». On the left, the date filling space "Maracaibo, __________ 19__". On the right, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs 2.000.000".
  • Reverse: Design in green. In the center, allegorical of a cowboy chasing cows. Above, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL DE MARACAIBO". Below, "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On each side, the denomination value "10" within a guilloche. In upper corners, the denomination value "10" within a guilloche. In the bottom corners the denomination value in roman "X" (10).
  • Production information: October 1928: 100,000 pieces (serie A6, interval A240000 - A340000)
  • Design variations in the obverse: From Design B, Type A, adds in the center, a pink security background.
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcm10bs-ca01-a6
  • Piece type: Normal issued banknote
  • Date: Febrero 01 1929
  • Serie: A6. Prefix A followed by 6 digits
  • Amount: Unknown. 10 known pieces. (based on reports and researches. Not conclusive about amount of surviving pieces)
  • Printer: American Bank Note Co.
  • Serial interval: Unknown. Known A248661 - A299368
  • Known pieces or cases: A248661, A260819, A266632, A267775, A271591, A275568, A285063, A286859, A293883 and A299368
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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.
Signatures
  • Director «Director»: Roger Luzardo R.
  • Director «Director»: E. A. Perez
  • Director «Director»: C. M. Garcías
Identification in other catalogs
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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