Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 200 Bolívares Soberanos - Design A, Type B : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Page Reference

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01r. Photograph credits: Jairo Pérez ✝

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01r. Photograph credits: Jairo Pérez ✝

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01-r8. Photograph credits: numisubastas.com

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01s. Photograph credits: numisubastas.com

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01-p8. Photograph credits: Carlos Garcia

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01-p8. Photograph credits: Carlos Garcia

Obverse (partial)

Photo from piece bbcv200bss-ab01-p8. Photograph credits: Carlos Garcia

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv200bss-ab
Size: 156mm x 69mm
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.

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Issues (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01-m8	Marzo 13 2018	M8	49,949,999?	Detail
N/L	M50-M99
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01-n8	Marzo 13 2018	N8	99,999,999?	Detail
N/L	N00-N97
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01-p8	Marzo 13 2018	P8	99,999,999?	Detail
N/L	P00-P99
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01-q8	Marzo 13 2018	Q8	48,149,999?	Detail
N/L	Q52-Q99
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01-r8	Marzo 13 2018	R8	25,200,000?	Detail
N/L	R00-R24

Replacement banknote (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01r	Marzo 13 2018	Z8	553,500?	Detail
N/L	Z0337-Z0392

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv200bss-ab01s	Marzo 13 2018	M8	-	Detail
N/L	Stamped on both faces "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.
Banknotes of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.

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Pieces listing

Issues
Marzo 13 2018
Replacement banknote
Marzo 13 2018
Other pieces
Marzo 13 2018

Classifications

Design A, Type A
Design A, Type B

Denominations

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