Obverse
Photograph credits: Danny Rafael Palmero Klein
Reverse
Photograph credits: Danny Rafael Palmero Klein
Obverse (partial)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Photographic Contribution
Characteristics from Design A, Type A
- Identification Code: bbcv100bsf-aa
- Identification by Sergio Sucre: 100M
- Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
- General: Multicolor design with brown and wine as predominant colors.
- Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "100", the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares», the date, the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» and the signers. At right, watermarks zone. On the bottom, portrait of Simon Bolivar, the diplomatic, based on the painting by Rita Matilde de la Peñuela (AITA) done in 1860, with the denomination value "100". The serial numbers are located at upper right and bottom left rotated 90 degrees clock-wise.
- Reverse: Design with landscape orientation. In the center, over the field Black-hooded Red Siskin (Carduelis cucullata) with Avila Hill as background. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the left, Coat of Arms. On the bottom right, the denomination value "100" and the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares».
- Some security elements: diving holographic security thread in 5 windows with "BCV 100", "BCV 100", "BCV 100" and "BCV 100" (in front of light); watermarks, secondary security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse "100" on the top with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) and latent image "100" on the bottom.
- Watermark: "100" and portrait of Simon Bolivar, the diplomatic, based on the painting by Rita Matilde de la Peñuela (AITA) done in 1860.
Characteristics
- Identification Code: bbcv100bsf-aa03-e8
- Piece type: Normal issued banknote
- Date: Septiembre 03 2009
- Serie: E8. Prefix E followed by 8 digits
- Amount: 47,155,500 (estimated).
- Printer: Unknown
- Serial interval: Unknown. Estimated E42844501 - E90000000. Known E42884559 - E89998701
- Known serial prefix: E42-E89 ?
- Variety details: Overall: Opaque ink printing
On the obverse:
* Signer title "PRESIDENTE BCV" not left-aligned to the date and payment clause
* Signer title "PRIMER VICEPRESIDENTE BCV" far away from "PRESIDENTE BCV"
- Note: Signer title not aligned with payment clause
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Fancy serial numbers
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This information is based on estimated amount and/or serial interval
- Amount of low or high serials: 7225 (all), 4240 (Level 1), 2201 (Level 2), 699 (Level 3) and 85 (Level 4)
- Low serial interval: E42844501-E42851725 (all), E42847486-E42851725 (Level 1), E42845285-E42847485 (Level 2), E42844586-E42845284 (Level 3) and E42844501-E42844585 (Level 4)
- High serial interval: E89992776-E90000000 (all), E89992776-E89997015 (Level 1), E89997016-E89999216 (Level 2), E89999217-E89999915 (Level 3) and E89999916-E90000000 (Level 4)
Signatures
- Presidente BCV «President of BCV»: Nelson Merentes
- Primer Vicepresidente BCV «First vicepresident of BCV»: José Ferrer Navas
Identification in other catalogs
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P93
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)