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

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-aa01s: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 20,000 Bolívares Soberanos. Design A, Type A. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8. Specimen banknote
Photograph credits: Raynerth Centeno

Reverse

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 20,000 Bolívares Soberanos. Design A, Type A. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Piece bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8 (Obverse, partial, in front of light)

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 20,000 Bolívares Soberanos. Design A, Type A. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numis Nando

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv20000bss-aa
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Design in green.
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 by Philippe Froesch. 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 Mausoleum of the Liberator Simon Bolivar. 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,, the denomination in words "VEINTE MIL BOLIVARES" «twenty thousand Bolívares» and the denomination value "20000". On the bottom left the denomination value "20000" repeated 4 times.
Some security elements: Diving holographic security thread in 4 windows with "BCV", "BCV", "BCV" and "BCV" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration.
Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
Variations: From Design A, Type B, changess the security thread, portrait of the watermarks, and upper serial number ultraviolet light response
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

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Issues (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8	Enero 22 2019	A8	62,415,000?	Detail
N/L	<=A623. A-1. Known A00005471 - A62373001. Estimated A00000001 - A62415000
N/L	bbcv20000bss-aa01-b8	Enero 22 2019	B8	17,550,000?	Detail
N/L	B7261-B90. B-1. Known B72611627 - B90131898. Estimated B72600001 - B90150000

Replacement banknote (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bss-aa01r	Enero 22 2019	Z8	9900?	Detail
N/L	First interval. Related to serie "A". (<=Z000095). Z-1. Known Z00000002 - Z00009574. Estimated Z00000001 - Z00009900
N/L	bbcv20000bss-aa01r2	Enero 22 2019	Z8	10,350?	Detail
N/L	Second interval. Related to serie "B". (Z0172-Z0173). Z-2. Known Z01720001 - Z01730096. Estimated Z01720001 - Z01730350

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bss-aa01s	Enero 22 2019	A8	-	Detail
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored).

Legend

	Piece with photo	Entry	Piece
	Piece with recent updated photo	Entry	Unconfirmed piece
N/L	Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)	Entry	Piece added recently
XX.XXX.XXX ?	Estimated amount, not confirmed	Entry	Deprecated piece
		Entry	Piece with updated information
		Entry	Unverified piece
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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Issues
Enero 22 2019
Replacement banknote
Enero 22 2019
Other pieces
Enero 22 2019

Classifications

Design A, Type A
Design A, Type B

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