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Obverse
Piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Kendry Peña and Armen.colecciones
Obverse (under ultraviolet light)
Piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8 (Obverse, under ultraviolet light)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Obverse (in front of light)
Piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8 (Obverse, in front of light)
Photograph credits: Kendry Peña and Armen.colecciones
Reverse
Piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Kendry Peña and Armen.colecciones
Reverse (under ultraviolet light)
Piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8 (Reverse, under ultraviolet light)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Obverse (in front of light, partial)
Piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8 (Obverse, partial, in front of light)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Characteristics from Design A, Type B
  • Identification Code: bbcv20000bss-ab
  • 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 5 windows. watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration.
  • Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
  • Variations: From Design A, Type A, changess the security thread, portrait of the watermarks, and upper serial number ultraviolet light response
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8
  • Piece type: Normal issued banknote
  • Date: Enero 22 2019
  • Serie: A8. Prefix A followed by 8 digits
  • Amount: 37,539,999 (estimated).
  • Printer: Joint Stock Company Goznak (unconfirmed)
  • Serial interval: Unknown. Estimated A62460001 - A99999999. Known A62472534 - A99938430
  • Known serial prefix: A62-A99 ?
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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.

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.
Fancy serial numbers
The special serial number is described in Fancy serial number. This information is based on estimated amount and/or serial interval
  • Amount of low or high serials: 6442 (all), 3750 (Level 1), 1973 (Level 2), 639 (Level 3) and 80 (Level 4)
  • Low serial interval: A62460001-A62466442 (all), A62462693-A62466442 (Level 1), A62460720-A62462692 (Level 2), A62460081-A62460719 (Level 3) and A62460001-A62460080 (Level 4)
  • High serial interval: A99993558-A99999999 (all), A99993558-A99997307 (Level 1), A99997308-A99999280 (Level 2), A99999281-A99999919 (Level 3) and A99999920-A99999999 (Level 4)
Signatures
  • Presidente BCV «President of BCV»: Calixto Ortega Sánchez
  • Primer Vicepresidente BCV «First vicepresident of BCV»: Sohail Hernández
Identification in other catalogs
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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