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Obverse
Piece bbcv1bs-aa01s (Obverse)
Photo from piece bbcv1bs-aa01s: Design A, Type A. Date Octubre 05 1989. Serie X8. Specimen banknote
Photograph credits: Luis Bravo
Reverse
Piece bbcv1bs-aa01s (Reverse)
Photo from piece bbcv1bs-aa01s: Design A, Type A. Date Octubre 05 1989. Serie X8. Specimen banknote
Photograph credits: Luis Bravo
Obverse (under ultraviolet light)
Piece bbcv1bs-aa01-a8 (Obverse, under ultraviolet light)
Photo from piece bbcv1bs-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Octubre 05 1989. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Reverse (under ultraviolet light)
Piece bbcv1bs-aa01-a8 (Reverse, under ultraviolet light)
Photo from piece bbcv1bs-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Octubre 05 1989. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcv1bs-aa
  • Identification by Sergio Sucre: 1A
  • Size: 115mm x 55mm. The size is smaller than regular size of 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
  • General: Dark blue printing with blue-violet variations underprint.
  • Obverse: On the right, image of 1 Bolívar coin. In the center, the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank». On the left, the value "1", with a serial number below. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom, the denomination in words "UN BOLIVAR".
  • Reverse: In the center, the denomination in words "Un Bolívar". On the left, Coat of Arms. On the right, a guilloche. In each corner the value "1".
  • Common name: This banknote, with the 2 Bolívares banknotes was also known with the popular name of "Tinoquito", in honor of the president of the Central Bank of Venezuela by then. Another popular name was "Monopolio", derived by similar size and paper quality of the popular game "Monopoly".
  • Circulation note: Theses banknotes were issued in emergency to solve the shortage of coins during 1988-1989, as a consequence of illegal funding to obtain nickel due to the high price of this metal in comparison to it's face value. The banknotes that are part of these issues are 1 Bolívar, 2 Bolívares and 5 Bolívares (Design B, type B).
  • Note about amount of pieces: There is no known case of the serie E8. To complete the last bundle of the serie of 99,999,999 pieces, and the last piece could not be the serie number 100,000,000 instead it could be a replacement serie piece. Based on information from Venezuelan Metallic Coins (Asdrúbal Grillet), How to collect banknotes-Venezuelan Catalog 1811-2003 (Germán Hernandez) and Centralized banknote issues of Venezuela (Sergio Sucre), the amount of pieces were 600 millions. However, the known series and amount of pieces are far from that the official amount. Maybe there were other series prefix that never have circulated, printed or have been destroyed.
  • Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»
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Warning
- A banknote piece with unknown serie prefix or out of estimated or known serial interval does not necessarily means that it's a unique and rare piece.

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SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
P68bbcv1bs-aa01-a8 Entry with photo Octubre 05 1989
A8
99,999,999
Known A00000001 - A99967922
P68bbcv1bs-aa01-b8 Entry with photo Octubre 05 1989
B8
99,999,999
Known B00000001 - B98029441
P68bbcv1bs-aa01-c8 Entry with photo Octubre 05 1989
C8
99,999,999
Known C05986535 - C45244899
P68bbcv1bs-aa01-d8 Entry with photo Octubre 05 1989
D8
99,999,999
It seems that few pieces of this serie were put into circulation, the remainings could have been incinerated.. Known D27850001 - D48999513
N/Lbbcv1bs-aa01-e8 Entry without photo (V) Octubre 05 1989
E8
99,999,999
Known ??? - ???
N/Lbbcv1bs-aa01-f8 Entry with photo (A) Octubre 05 1989
F8
99,999,999
It seems that few pieces of this serie were put into circulation, the remainings could have been incinerated.. Known F81702187 - F83744110

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SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
N/Lbbcv1bs-aa01r Entry with photo (A) Octubre 05 1989
X8
1,350,000?
Known X00004788 - X01327454. Estimated X00000001 - X01350000
SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
N/Lbbcv1bs-aa01s Entry with photo Octubre 05 1989
X8
-
Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen
N/Lbbcv1bs-aa01s2 Entry without photo (C) Octubre 05 1989
X8
-
No Specimen stamp
Legend
Piece information
No change
Unconfirmed (C)
Added recently (N)
Deprecated (E)
Updated (A)
Unverified (V)
In revision (R)
  • Unconfirmed: Referenced piece that it's not confirmed the existence.
  • Added recently: Piece added since 19 January, 2024
  • Deprecated: Piece deleted and no longer valid.
  • Updated: Piece updated since 19 January, 2024
  • Unverified: Piece that should exists but no verified piece is known.
  • In revision: Catalogued piece that is under revision.

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N/L Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)
XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed
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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