Banknotes from Banco Comercial de Maracaibo : 10 Bolívares - Design C, Type B : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Obverse

Photo from piece bbcm10bs-cbs: Banknote from Banco Comercial de Maracaibo. 10 Bolívares. Design C, Type B. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: PANA

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcm10bs-cbs: Banknote from Banco Comercial de Maracaibo. 10 Bolívares. Design C, Type B. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: PANA

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcm10bs-cb
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 400.000".
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: May 1927: 80,000 pieces (serie A6, interval A160001 - A240000)
Design variations in the obverse: From Design C, Type A, with the capitalization amount "Bs. 400.000"
Signatures: "Director" «Director», "Director" «Director» and "Director" «Director»

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Other pieces (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
S174p	bbcm10bs-cbp	No date	-	-	Detail
S174p	Print proof
S174s	bbcm10bs-cbs	No date	A6	-	Detail
S174s	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).

Legend

	Piece with photo	Entry	Piece
	Piece with recent updated photo	Entry	Unconfirmed piece
N/L	Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)	Entry	Piece added recently
XX.XXX.XXX ?	Estimated amount, not confirmed	Entry	Deprecated piece
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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.

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