Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 200 Bolívares Soberanos - Design A, Type B : 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 bbcv200bss-ab01-m8: Design A, Type B. Date Marzo 13 2018. Serie M8
Photograph credits: Andres Orsoni

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01-m8: Design A, Type B. Date Marzo 13 2018. Serie M8
Photograph credits: Andres Orsoni

Obverse (partial)

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01-p8: Design A, Type B. Date Marzo 13 2018. Serie P8
Photograph credits: Carlos Garcia

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01-p8: Design A, Type B. Date Marzo 13 2018. Serie P8
Photograph credits: Carlos Garcia

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Piece bbcv200bss-ab01-p8 (Obverse, partial, in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01-p8: Design A, Type B. Date Marzo 13 2018. Serie P8
Photograph credits: Carlos Garcia

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01-r8: Design A, Type B. Date Marzo 13 2018. Serie R8
Photograph credits: numisubastas.com

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01-r8: Design A, Type B. Date Marzo 13 2018. Serie R8
Photograph credits: numisubastas.com

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv200bss-ab
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with blue and violet as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "200", the date, the denomination in words "DOSCIENTOS BOLIVARES" «two hundreds bolivares», 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 Francisco de Miranda with the denomination value "200" 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 Military macaw (Ara militaris) with Waraira Repano National Park 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 "200" and the denomination in words "DOSCIENTOS BOLIVARES" «two hundreds bolivares».
Some security elements: Diving 3D security thread in 3 windows with "BCV" in purple; watermarks, secondary security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
Design variations in the obverse: From Design A, Type A, the diving 3D security thread changes from blue to purple.
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 (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01-m8	Marzo 13 2018	M8	49,949,999?
N/L	(M50-M99). Known M50155386 - M99944705. Estimated M50050001 - M99999999
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01-n8	Marzo 13 2018	N8	99,999,999?
N/L	(N00-N97). Known N00022270 - N99850827. Estimated N00000001 - N99999999
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01-p8 (R)	Marzo 13 2018	P8	99,999,999?
N/L	(P00-P99). Known P00000001 - P99887823. Estimated P00000001 - P99999999
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01-q8	Marzo 13 2018	Q8	48,149,999?
N/L	(Q52-Q99). Known Q52002252 - Q99947199. Estimated Q51850001 - Q99999999
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01-r8	Marzo 13 2018	R8	25,200,000?
N/L	(R00-R24). Known R00000001 - R24827189. Estimated R00000001 - R25200000

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01r	Marzo 13 2018	Z8	553,500?
N/L	(Z0337-Z0392). Known Z03377693 - Z03922245. Estimated Z03370001 - Z03923500

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01s	Marzo 13 2018	M8	900?
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 1101 - 1967. Estimated 1101 - 2000

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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.