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

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bs-ga01s2. Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bs-ga01s2. Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bs-ga01-a8. Photograph credits: Numismática Globus

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bs-ga01-a8. Photograph credits: Numismática Globus

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv20bs-ga
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 20K
Size: 156mm x 69mm
Obverse: Design in green and black over a background in green, orange and magenta. On the right, portrait of Rafael Urdaneta by Martín Tovar y Tovar. On the left, watermarks zone. In the center, the denomination value "20" and the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares» above. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom, the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank». In each corner the denomination value "20".
Reverse: Design in green and black over a background in light-blue. On the left, and Naval Battle of Maracaibo. On the right, watermarks zone with Coat of Arms. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom, the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares». In each corner the denomination value "20".
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»

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Issues (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P71	bbcv20bs-ga01-a8	Octubre 20 1987	A8	30,000,000	Detail
P71	bbcv20bs-ga01-b8	Octubre 20 1987	B8	30,000,000	Detail
P71	bbcv20bs-ga01-c8	Octubre 20 1987	C8	10,000,000	Detail

Other pieces (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bs-ga01p	Octubre 20 1987	A8	-	Detail
N/L	Reverse only print proof
N/L	bbcv20bs-ga01s1	Octubre 20 1987	A8	-	Detail
N/L	No Specimen stamp
N/L	bbcv20bs-ga01s2	Octubre 20 1987	A8	-	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
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 1961-2014 (20th edition - 2014)

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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Octubre 20 1987

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