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• Identification Code: bbcv1000bs-ac
• Identification by Sergio Sucre: 1000D (1995), 1000E (1998)
• 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".
• 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".
• Design variations in the obverse: The design is similar to Design A, Type B, with the denomination value "1000" printed with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) in bottom right corner

• Identification Code: bbcv1000bs-ac02-l8
• Piece type: Normal issued banknote
• Date: Febrero 05 1998
• Serie: L8. Prefix L followed by 8 digits
• Amount: 9,999,999.
• Printer: De la Rue International Limited
• Serial interval: L90000001 - L99999999. Known L90076694 - L99495748

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A banknote piece with unknown serie prefix or out of estimated or known serial interval does not necessarily means that it's a unique and rare piece. Due to the absence of official information, piece distribution in the country, difficulties and limits to the inhabitants to access paper money, specially since 2017 approximately, make difficult the studies and estimation of banknote issues. The warning apply also for known pieces due to the reserved information from collectors. The precision and quality of the information depends on these previouly mentioned factors, received reports and social network information.

The special serial number is described in Fancy serial number.

• Amount of low or high serials: 3312 (all), 1833 (Level 1), 1042 (Level 2), 379 (Level 3) and 58 (Level 4)
• Amount of bookend serial number: 100,000 (2 digits), 10,000 (3 digits), 1,000 (4 digits)
• Amount of ladder serial number: 70 (circular), 128 (non-circular)
• Amount of many repeated digits in-a-row serial number: 2,916 (5 digits), 243 (6 digits), 17 (7 digits)
• Amount of many repeated digits of-a-kind serial number: 40,824 (5 digits), 2,268 (6 digits), 71 (7 digits)
• Amount of serial number with unique digits: 1,142 (2 digits-binary), 69,552 (3 digits-ternary)
• Amount of repeater serial number: 10 (2 digits)
• Amount of birthday serial number (estimated between years 1900-2050): 0 (day-month-year), 0 (month-day-year), 0 (year-month-day)
• Amount of doubles serial number: 729
• Amount of radar serial number: 1,000
• Amount of rotator serial number: 64
• Amount of solid serial number: 1

• Presidente «President»: Antonio Casas González
• Primer Vice presidente «First Vicepresident»: Hugo Romero Quintero

• Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: bcv1000e/9802/26/l/8d
• Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P76c

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)

• Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela (issues from 1940-March 1989) and Centralized banknote issues of Venezuela (issues from September 1989-2007) by Sergio Sucre Castillo, which have more details and deep information about banknote issues from Banco Central de Venezuela. If you are interested to purchase a copy you can contact the author at the email address in the bibliographic reference section.