Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 1000 Bolívares - Design B, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Banco de Venezuela (first) Banco Mercantil y Agrícola Banco Nacional de Venezuela Banco Venezolano de Crédito Billete de Tesorería Compañía de Accionistas Compañía de Crédito Distrito Federal Estado de Guayana Estados Unidos de Venezuela

Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela

Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano

1 Bolívar 2 Bolívares 5 Bolívares 10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares 2000 Bolívares

5000 Bolívares 10,000 Bolívares 20,000 Bolívares 50,000 Bolívares

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B Design A, Type C Design B, Type A

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv1000bs-ba01-a8: Design B, Type A. Date Septiembre 10 1998. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Megaser Inversiones

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv1000bs-ba01-a8: Design B, Type A. Date Septiembre 10 1998. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Megaser Inversiones

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv1000bs-ba01s2: Design B, Type A. Date Septiembre 10 1998. Serie A8. Specimen banknote #2

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv1000bs-ba01s2: Design B, Type A. Date Septiembre 10 1998. Serie A8. Specimen banknote #2

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv1000bs-ba
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 1000F
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Design in violet. On the right, portrait of Simon Bolivar by José Gil de Castro done in Lima, Perú, in the year 1825.. In the center, the value "1000" with the denomination in words "MIL BOLÍVARES" «one thousand Bolívares» splitted in two parts over monument to Simon Bolivar by Pietro Tenerani, located in the Panteón Nacional. On the upper left corner, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». In the right corners the denomination value "1000".
Reverse: Design in violet. In the center, picture of the Avila Hill in Caracas with the Panteón Nacional at right and some orchids at left. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» with the Coat of Arms below at left. In the bottom right corner, the denomination in words "MIL BOLÍVARES" «one thousand Bolívares». In the upper right and bottom left corners the value "1000". On the right, watermarks zone.
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»

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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.

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.

Issues (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P79	bbcv1000bs-ba01-a8	Septiembre 10 1998	A8	89,979,555
P79	Known A00000001 - A89978571
P79	bbcv1000bs-ba01-b8	Septiembre 10 1998	B8	67,481,173
P79	Known B00000829 - B66629773

Replacement banknote (3)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv1000bs-ba01r	Septiembre 10 1998	Z8	62,688
N/L	Known Z00000002 - Z00061958
N/L	bbcv1000bs-ba01r2	Septiembre 10 1998	A8	20,445
N/L	bbcv1000bs-ba01r3	Septiembre 10 1998	B8	6139

Other pieces (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv1000bs-ba01s (V)	Septiembre 10 1998	A8	-
N/L	No Specimen stamp (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen
N/L	bbcv1000bs-ba01s2	Septiembre 10 1998	A8	1000?
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 0010 - 0954. Estimated 0001 - 1000

Known errors pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv1000bs-ba01-b8,e	Septiembre 10 1998	B8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing

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N/L Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)

XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed

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Recommended bibliography

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.