Piece bbcv100bs-db04-f8 : Banknote of 100 Bolívares : Date Septiembre 18 1979 : Banco Central de Venezuela

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Numisfila

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Reverse

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Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Obverse (under ultraviolet light, partial)

Piece bbcv100bs-db04-f8 (Obverse, partial, under ultraviolet light)

Reverse (under ultraviolet light, partial)

Piece bbcv100bs-db04-f8 (Reverse, partial, under ultraviolet light)

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Characteristics from Design D, Type B

Identification Code: bbcv100bs-db
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 100F
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Design in brown over a background in yellow. On the right, portrait of Simon Bolivar based in the painting "Retrato Ecuestre de El Libertador" (Equestrian portrait of The Liberator) by Tito Salas. In the center, watermarks zone. On the left, the denomination value "100". On the top, and on the bottom, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» splitted in two parts. On the right corners the denomination value "100". The serial numbers is in blue.
Reverse: Design in brown over a background in yellow. On the left, National Capitol. On the right, Coat of Arms. In the center, watermarks zone. On the top, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares». On the bottom, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». In each corner the denomination value "100".
Design variations in the obverse: The design is similar to Design D, Type A, varying with the serial number color change from red to blue.
Design variations in the reverse: The design is similar to Design D, Type A, changing to dual tone of the corners.
Design variations: In the watermarks from the Design D, Type A, were added the letters "B C" around the face of Simón Bolívar.

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv100bs-db04-f8
Piece type: Normal issued banknote
Date: Septiembre 18 1979
Serie: F8. Prefix F followed by 8 digits
Amount: 6,000,000.
Printer: Bundesdruckerei
Serial interval: F18000001 - F24000000.

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Fancy serial numbers

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Amount of low or high serials: 2562 (all), 1389 (Level 1), 813 (Level 2), 309 (Level 3) and 51 (Level 4)

Signatures

Presidente «President»: Carlos Rafael Silva
Primer Vice presidente «First Vicepresident»: Hugo Romero Quintero

Identification in other catalogs

Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: bcv100f/7909/18/f
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P55f

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)

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.

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