Piece bbcv100bs-dd05s : Banknote of 100 Bolívares (Tabla) : Date Febrero 05 1998 : Banco Central de Venezuela

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Obverse

Photograph credits: Kai Putzka

Reverse

Photograph credits: Kai Putzka

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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-dd05s
Piece type: Specimen banknote with date
Date: Febrero 05 1998
Serie: G8. Prefix G followed by 8 zeroes or digits
Amount: 800 (estimated). 10 known pieces. (based on reports and researches. Not conclusive about amount of surviving pieces)
Printer: Thomas de la Rue Limited
Numered specimen range: Estimated 0001 - 0800. Known 0627 - 0991
Specimen Serie: 4. 4 digits
Known pieces or cases: 0627, 0671, 0682, 0688, 0695, 0715, 0718, 0746, 0797 and 0991
Note: Stamped on the obverse "ESPECIMEN" in red (not perfored). Numbered Specimen

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Signatures

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

Identification in other catalogs

Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: ebcv100k/9802/26/g

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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