Banknotes from Banco Comercial de Maracaibo : 20 Bolívares - Design B, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcm20bs-bas. Photograph credits: Ebay: detlef_hilmer

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcm20bs-bas. Photograph credits: Ebay: detlef_hilmer

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcm20bs-ba
Obverse: Design in green over a background in light-blue. In the center, allegorical of several oil well. Above, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL DE MARACAIBO" and "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". Below, the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty 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 the bottom border, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs.2.000.000". On each side, the denomination value "20" within a guilloche. On the bottom, the signatures zone. On the left, the date filling space.
Reverse: Design in green. In the center, allegorical of a sea port with a ship. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO COMERCIAL DE MARACAIBO". On the bottom, the legend "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On the left, On the left and on the right, the denomination value "20" within a guilloche. In each corner the denomination value "20".
Production information: August 1933: 50,000 pieces (serie B6, interval B050001 - B100000)
Design variations: From Design A, Type A, the color changes to green
Signatures: "Director" «Director», "Director" «Director» and "Director" «Director»

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Other pieces (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcm20bs-bap	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbcm20bs-bap2	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S182s	bbcm20bs-bas	No date	B5	-	Detail
S182s	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).
S182a	bbcm20bs-bax-5	Unrecognized Date	B5	-	Detail

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
		Entry	Piece with updated information
		Entry	Unverified piece
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 1961-2014 (20th edition - 2014)

Recommended bibliography

Banknotes of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.

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