Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbcv100bs-dd03-b8 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Numisfila
Obverse (under ultraviolet light)
Piece bbcv100bs-dd03-b8 (Obverse, under ultraviolet light)
Photograph credits: Subastas Globus
Reverse
Piece bbcv100bs-dd03-b8 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Numisfila
Reverse
Piece bbcv100bs-dd03-b8 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Subastas Globus
Obverse (in front of light)
Piece bbcv100bs-dd03-b8 (Obverse, in front of light)
Photograph credits: Subastas Globus
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Characteristics from Design D, Type D
  • Identification Code: bbcv100bs-dd
  • 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.
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcv100bs-dd03-b8
  • Piece type: Normal issued banknote
  • Date: Mayo 12 1992
  • Serie: B8. Prefix B followed by 8 digits
  • Amount: 45,000,000 (estimated).
  • Printer: Thomas de la Rue Limited
  • Serial interval: B45000001 - B90000000. Known B45248286 - B89837259
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Fancy serial numbers
The special serial number is described in Fancy serial number.
  • Amount of low or high serials: 7057 (all), 4135 (Level 1), 2152 (Level 2), 686 (Level 3) and 84 (Level 4)
  • Amount of bookend serial number: 450,000 (2 digits), 45,000 (3 digits), 4,500 (4 digits)
  • Amount of ladder serial number: 315 (circular), 576 (non-circular)
  • Amount of many repeated digits in-a-row serial number: 12,789 (5 digits), 1,056 (6 digits), 78 (7 digits)
  • Amount of many repeated digits of-a-kind serial number: 177,606 (5 digits), 9,651 (6 digits), 299 (7 digits)
  • Amount of serial number with unique digits: 4,893 (2 digits-binary), 304,807 (3 digits-ternary)
  • Amount of repeater serial number: 45 (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: 2,916
  • Amount of radar serial number: 4,500
  • Amount of rotator serial number: 128
  • Amount of solid serial number: 4
Signatures
  • Presidente «President»: Ruth de Krivoy
  • Primer Vice presidente «First Vicepresident»: Omar Bello Rodríguez
Identification in other catalogs
  • Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: bcv100j/9205/24/b
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P66d
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)
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