Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 100 Bolívares : Marzo 16 1989 : Design D, Type D

Banco Caracas Banco Central de Venezuela Banco Colonial Británico Banco Comercial Banco Comercial de Maracaibo Banco de Carabobo Banco de Carácas Banco de Londres y Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo Banco de Venezuela

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 B, Type A Design C, Type A Design D, Type A Design D, Type B Design D, Type C Design D, Type D Design E, Type A

Marzo 16 1989 Mayo 31 1990 Mayo 12 1992 Diciembre 08 1992 Febrero 05 1998 Octubre 13 1998

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-dd01-r8: Design D, Type D. Date Marzo 16 1989. Serie R8
Photograph credits: José Manuel Piñeiro ✝

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-dd01-r8: Design D, Type D. Date Marzo 16 1989. Serie R8
Photograph credits: José Manuel Piñeiro ✝

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-dd01-p8: Design D, Type D. Date Marzo 16 1989. Serie P8

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-dd01-p8: Design D, Type D. Date Marzo 16 1989. Serie P8

Obverse (under ultraviolet light, partial)

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-dd01-p8: Design D, Type D. Date Marzo 16 1989. Serie P8

Obverse (under ultraviolet light, partial)

Photo from piece bbcv100bs-dd01-p8: Design D, Type D. Date Marzo 16 1989. Serie P8

Characteristics

Date: Marzo 16 1989
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 100I (1989), 100J (1992), 100K (Feb 1998) and 100L (Oct 1998)
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".
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: The design is the same to Design D, Type D. The serial numbers are printed with magnetic ink.
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»

Issues (21)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-k8	Marzo 16 1989	K8	1,100,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-l8	Marzo 16 1989	L8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-m8	Marzo 16 1989	M8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-n8	Marzo 16 1989	N8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-p8	Marzo 16 1989	P8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-q8	Marzo 16 1989	Q8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-r8	Marzo 16 1989	R8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-s8	Marzo 16 1989	S8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-t8	Marzo 16 1989	T8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-u8	Marzo 16 1989	U8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-v8	Marzo 16 1989	V8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-x8	Marzo 16 1989	X8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-y8	Marzo 16 1989	Y8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-z8	Marzo 16 1989	Z8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-a8	Marzo 16 1989	A8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-b8	Marzo 16 1989	B8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-c8	Marzo 16 1989	C8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-d8	Marzo 16 1989	D8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-e8	Marzo 16 1989	E8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-f8	Marzo 16 1989	F8	9,000,000
P66b	bbcv100bs-dd01-g8	Marzo 16 1989	G8	7,900,000

Known errors pieces (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv100bs-dd01-c8,e	Marzo 16 1989	C8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv100bs-dd01-e8,e	Marzo 16 1989	E8	-
N/L	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the obverse over the reverse

Other pieces (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv100bs-dd01s	Marzo 16 1989	K8	-
N/L	No Specimen stamp (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen
N/L	bbcv100bs-dd01s2	Marzo 16 1989	K8	-
N/L	Stamped "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value». Unnumbered specimen

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