Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbcv10000bsf-abp4 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Juan Correia
Reverse
Piece bbcv10000bsf-abp4 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Juan Correia
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Characteristics from Design A, Type B
  • Identification Code: bbcv10000bsf-ab
  • Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
  • General: Multicolor design with cyan and yellow as predominant colors.
  • Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "10000", the denomination in words "DIEZ MIL BOLIVARES" «ten thousand Bolívares», the date, the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» and the signers. At right, watermarks zone. On the bottom, portrait of Simón Rodríguez, that seems that it was painted by Juan Agustín Guerrero, with the denomination value "10000" below. The serial numbers are located at upper right and bottom left rotated 90 degrees clock-wise.
  • Reverse: Design with landscape orientation. In the center, over the field Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatos) with Santo Cristo Lagoon as background. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the left, Coat of Arms. On the bottom right, the denomination value "10000" and the denomination in words "DIEZ MIL BOLIVARES" «ten thousand Bolívares».
  • Some security elements: diving holographic security thread in 3 windows with "BCV", "BCV", "BCV" and "BCV"; watermarks, secondary security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
  • Watermark: portrait of Simón Rodríguez and the denomination value "10000".
  • Design variations: From Design A, Type A, changes security thread, add secondary security thread, the denomination value "10000" (on the top, obverse) without Optically Variable Ink (OVI)
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcv10000bsf-abp4
  • Date: No date
  • Serie: No serial number
  • Amount: 45 (estimated).
  • Printer: De La Rue Currency (unconfirmed)
  • Note: Print proof. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing (obverse and reverse)
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Signatures
  • Presidente BCV «President of BCV»: Ramón Lobo
  • Primer Vicepresidente BCV «First vicepresident of BCV»: Sohail Hernández
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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