Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 20,000 Bolívares Fuertes - Design A, Type C : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela

Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano

2 Bolívares Fuertes 5 Bolívares Fuertes 10 Bolívares Fuertes 20 Bolívares Fuertes 50 Bolívares Fuertes 100 Bolívares Fuertes 500 Bolívares Fuertes 1000 Bolívares Fuertes 2000 Bolívares Fuertes 5000 Bolívares Fuertes

10,000 Bolívares Fuertes 20,000 Bolívares Fuertes 100,000 Bolívares Fuertes

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B Design A, Type C

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20000bsf-ac01-b8: Design A, Type C. Date Diciembre 13 2017. Serie B8
Photograph credits: Raynerth Centeno

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20000bsf-ac01-b8: Design A, Type C. Date Diciembre 13 2017. Serie B8
Photograph credits: Raynerth Centeno

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv20000bsf-ac
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with salmon and pink as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "20000", the denomination in words "VEINTE MIL BOLIVARES" «twenty thousand 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 "20000" below. 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 "20000" and the denomination in words "VEINTE MIL BOLIVARES" «twenty thousand Bolívares».
Some security elements: Diving holographic security thread in 3 windows with "BCV", "BCV", "BCV" and "BCV"; watermarks, secondary security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
Watermark: The denomination value "20000" and portrait of Simon Bolivar, the diplomatic, based on the painting by Rita Matilde de la Peñuela (AITA) done in 1860.
Design variations: From Design A, Type B, changes the security thread. Added secondary security thread.
Note: There is a design variation for the serie B8 catalogued in Design A, Type B.
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

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	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. Due to the absence of official information, piece distribution in the country, difficulties and limits to the inhabitants to access paper money, specially since 2017 approximately, make difficult the studies and estimation of banknote issues. The warning apply also for known pieces due to the reserved information from collectors. The precision and quality of the information depends on these previouly mentioned factors, received reports and social network information.

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.

Due to the absence of official information, piece distribution in the country, difficulties and limits to the inhabitants to access paper money, specially since 2017 approximately, make difficult the studies and estimation of banknote issues.

The warning apply also for known pieces due to the reserved information from collectors.

The precision and quality of the information depends on these previouly mentioned factors, received reports and social network information.

Issues (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bsf-ac01-b8	Diciembre 13 2017	B8	81,134,999?
N/L	(>=B188). Known B18891980 - B99999997. Estimated B18865001 - B99999999
N/L	bbcv20000bsf-ac01-c8	Diciembre 13 2017	C8	99,999,999?
N/L	Known C00001001 - C99967808. Estimated C00000001 - C99999999
N/L	bbcv20000bsf-ac01-d8	Diciembre 13 2017	D8	74,880,000?
N/L	(<=D748). Known D00004710 - D74844847. Estimated D00000001 - D74880000

Replacement banknote (2)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bsf-ac01r	Diciembre 13 2017	Z8	222,750?
N/L	First interval.. (Z0107-Z0129). Known Z01071030 - Z01291095. Estimated Z01070001 - Z01292750
N/L	bbcv20000bsf-ac01r2	Diciembre 13 2017	Z8	128,250?
N/L	Second interval.. (Z0770-Z0895). Known Z00768111 - Z00895895. Estimated Z00768001 - Z00896250

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bsf-ac01p	Diciembre 13 2017	B8	-

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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)

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.