Obverse
Photograph credits: Mercadolibre: chazamed
Obverse (under ultraviolet light)
Reverse
Photograph credits: Mercadolibre: chazamed
Reverse (under ultraviolet light)
Obverse (in front of light)
Photographic Contribution
Characteristics from Design A, Type A
- Identification Code: bbcv1000bs-aa
- Identification by Sergio Sucre: 1000A
- Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
- Obverse: Design in red over a background in red, green and yellow. On the left, portrait of Simon Bolivar by Antonio Salas (1925) Serie letter a partial text of the Independence Act in micro-printing. On the right, watermarks zone. In the center, the denomination value "1000" with the denomination in words "MIL BOLÍVARES" «one thousand Bolívares» above. On the bottom, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» with the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» above. In each corner but upper right corner, the denomination value "1000". In the center, the value "1000", above, the denomination in words "Mil Bolivares". On the bottom, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» con the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» above.
- Reverse: Design in red and black. In the center, engraving of the painting "Firma del Acta de Independencia" by Juan Lovera. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» and the denomination in words "MIL BOLÍVARES" «one thousand Bolívares» below. On the bottom, the name of deputies that signed the Act of Independence. In the upper right corner Coat of Arms. In the bottom corners the denomination value "1000". On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» with the denomination in words "Mil Bolivares" below.
- Circulation note: This note was retired early because there was a typographical error by the absence of accented "i" in the word "Bolivares".
Characteristics
- Identification Code: bbcv1000bs-aa01s
- Piece type: Specimen banknote with date
- Date: Agosto 08 1991
- Serie: A8. Prefix A followed by 8 zeroes or digits
- Amount: 5760 (estimated).
- Printer: Herrinson and Sons Limited
- Numbered specimen range: Estimated 00001 - 05760. Known 00034 - 05696
- Numbered specimen serie: 5. 5 digits
- Known numbered specimen serial prefix: 000-001, 003, 033, 043, 050, 056
- Note: Stamped on both faces "SPECIMEN" in red (not perfored). Numbered Specimen
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Signatures
- Presidente «President»: Pedro Tinoco
- Primer Vice presidente «First Vicepresident»: José Vicente Rodríguez Aznar
Identification in other catalogs
- Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: ebcv1000a/9108/23/a/2
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P73s1
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)