Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 20,000 Bolívares - Design B, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Photographic reference
Obverse
Photo from piece bbcv20000bs-ba01s2: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 20,000 Bolívares. Design B, Type A. Date Agosto 16 2001. Serie A8. Specimen banknote #2 Photograph credits: Numisfila
Reverse
Photo from piece bbcv20000bs-ba01s2: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 20,000 Bolívares. Design B, Type A. Date Agosto 16 2001. Serie A8. Specimen banknote #2 Photograph credits: Numisfila
Obverse (under ultraviolet light)
Photo from piece bbcv20000bs-ba01s2: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 20,000 Bolívares. Design B, Type A. Date Agosto 16 2001. Serie A8. Specimen banknote #2
Reverse (under ultraviolet light)
Photo from piece bbcv20000bs-ba01s2: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 20,000 Bolívares. Design B, Type A. Date Agosto 16 2001. Serie A8. Specimen banknote #2
Characteristics
- Identification Code: bbcv20000bs-ba
- Identification by Sergio Sucre: 20000B
- Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
- Obverse: Design in ocher. On the right, portrait of Simón Rodríguez, that seems that it was painted by Juan Agustín Guerrero. In the center, the denomination value "20000" with the denomination in words "VEINTE MIL BOLIVARES" «twenty thousand Bolívares» splitted in two parts over the Angel Falls as background, and the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» below. On the left, watermarks zone. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». In each corner but bottom left corner the denomination value "20000".
- Reverse: Design in ocher. In the center, view of the Angel Falls, discovered in 1937 by James (Jimmy) Angel, Guacamaya, the orchid Cattleya Mosiae and Coat of Arms. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». In the bottom right corner,, the denomination in words "VEINTE MIL BOLIVARES" «twenty thousand Bolívares». On the bottom left and upper right corners, the denomination value "20000".
- Similarities of the obverse design: The design is similar to Design A, Type A, the design varies with the change of the text "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» to "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela», color, variations in ornaments and engravements.
- Similarities of the reverse design: The design is similar to Design A, Type A, with color change, variations in ornaments and engravements.
- Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»
Issues (6)
SCWPM |
Piece Code |
Date |
Serie |
Amount |
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Note |
P86a | bbcv20000bs-ba01-a8 |
Agosto 16 2001
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A8 | 90,000,000 | Detail  |
Known A00000001 - A89998857 |
P86a | bbcv20000bs-ba01-b8 |
Agosto 16 2001
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B8 | 15,650,000 | Detail  |
Known B00000001 - B15544559 |
P86b | bbcv20000bs-ba02-b8 |
Agosto 13 2002
|
B8 | 74,350,000 | Detail  |
Known B15674056 - B89974276 |
P86b | bbcv20000bs-ba02-c8 |
Agosto 13 2002
|
C8 | 2,900,000 | Detail  |
Known C00000001 - C02880254 |
P86c | bbcv20000bs-ba03-c8 |
Mayo 25 2004
|
C8 | 87,100,000 | Detail  |
Known C02916184 - C89995292 |
P86c | bbcv20000bs-ba03-d8 |
Mayo 25 2004
|
D8 | 56,700,000 | Detail  |
Known D00015990 - D56658401 |
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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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