Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 20000 Bolívares Soberanos : Enero 22 2019 : Design A, Type B

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-ab01-a8: Design A, Type B. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Kendry Peña and Armen.colecciones

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8: Design A, Type B. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Kendry Peña and Armen.colecciones

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8: Design A, Type B. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Kendry Peña and Armen.colecciones

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8 (Obverse, partial, in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8: Design A, Type B. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8: Design A, Type B. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8: Design A, Type B. Date Enero 22 2019. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Characteristics

Date: Enero 22 2019
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
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bss-ab01-a8	Enero 22 2019	A8	37,539,999?
N/L	(>=A6247). A-2. Known A62472534 - A99938430. Estimated A62460001 - A99999999
N/L	bbcv20000bss-ab01-b8	Enero 22 2019	B8	72,495,000?
N/L	(<=B7247). B-2. Known B00000001 - B72476977. Estimated B00000001 - B72495000

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20000bss-ab01r	Enero 22 2019	X8	332,550?
N/L	(X00628-X00960). Known X00628193 - X00960194. Estimated X00628001 - X00960550

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