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

Banco Caracas Banco Central de Venezuela Banco Colonial Británico Banco Comercial Banco Comercial de Maracaibo Banco de Carabobo Banco de Carácas Banco de Londres y Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo Banco de Venezuela

Banco de Venezuela (first) Banco Mercantil y Agrícola Banco Nacional de Venezuela Banco Venezolano de Crédito Billete de Tesorería Compañía de Accionistas Compañía de Crédito Distrito Federal Estado de Guayana Estados Unidos de Venezuela

Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela

Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano

2 Bolívares Soberanos 5 Bolívares Soberanos 10 Bolívares Soberanos 20 Bolívares Soberanos 50 Bolívares Soberanos 100 Bolívares Soberanos 200 Bolívares Soberanos 500 Bolívares Soberanos 10,000 Bolívares Soberanos 20,000 Bolívares Soberanos

50,000 Bolívares Soberanos 200,000 Bolívares Soberanos 500,000 Bolívares Soberanos 1,000,000 Bolívares Soberanos

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numis Nando

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numis Nando

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8: 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)

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8: 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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	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 (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bss-aa01-a8	Enero 22 2019	A8	62,460,000?
N/L	(<=A6243). A-1. Known A00004680 - A62431744. Estimated A00000001 - A62460000
N/L	bbcv20000bss-aa01-b8	Enero 22 2019	B8	17,685,000?
N/L	(B7250-B90). B-1. Known B72501000 - B90155174. Estimated B72500001 - B90185000

Replacement banknote (2)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bss-aa01r	Enero 22 2019	Z8	9900?
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?
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	-
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen

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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.