Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 20 Bolívares Digitales - Design A, Type A : 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

5 Bolívares Digitales 10 Bolívares Digitales 20 Bolívares Digitales 50 Bolívares Digitales 100 Bolívares Digitales 200 Bolívares Digitales 500 Bolívares Digitales

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bsd-aa01-b8: Design A, Type A. Date Abril 29 2021. Serie B8
Photograph credits: Angel Longart

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bsd-aa01-b8: Design A, Type A. Date Abril 29 2021. Serie B8
Photograph credits: Angel Longart

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Piece bbcv20bsd-aa01-a8 (Obverse, partial, in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bsd-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Abril 29 2021. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Armen.colecciones

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Photo from piece bbcv20bsd-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Abril 29 2021. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Armen.colecciones

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bsd-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Abril 29 2021. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bsd-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Abril 29 2021. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv20bsd-aa
General: Design in orange
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "20", the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty 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. On the left, Coat of Arms, Triumph Arc and "Batalla de Carabobo" by Martín Tovar y Tovar. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom left "200 Años Batalla de Carabobo" «200 years of Battle of Carabobo», on the right the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares» and the denomination value "20"
Some security elements: Diving security thread with "BCV" in 5 windows. watermarks, security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration.
Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.

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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 (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P117	bbcv20bsd-aa01-a8 (A)	Abril 29 2021	A8	99,999,999?
P117	(<=A97). Known A00002996 - A99830000. Estimated A00000001 - A99999999
P117	bbcv20bsd-aa01-b8 (A)	Abril 29 2021	B8	99,999,999?
P117	(<=B99). Known B00000006 - B99930212. Estimated B00000001 - B99999999
P117	bbcv20bsd-aa01-c8 (A)	Abril 29 2021	C8	99,999,999?
P117	(C00-C99). Known C00000039 - C99948720. Estimated C00000001 - C99999999
P117	bbcv20bsd-aa01-e8	Abril 29 2021	E8	50,148,000?
P117	(<=E5013). Known E00002735 - E50136374. Estimated E00000001 - E50148000

Replacement banknote (3)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsd-aa01r (A)	Abril 29 2021	X8	457,650?
N/L	(<=X00457). Known X00000698 - X00457382. Estimated X00000001 - X00457650
N/L	bbcv20bsd-aa01r2 (R)	Abril 29 2021	X8	794,250?
N/L	Second interval. (X0060-X01390). Known X00600487 - X01394128. Estimated X00600001 - X01394250
N/L	bbcv20bsd-aa01r3 (A)	Abril 29 2021	X8	307,800?
N/L	Third interval. (X02514-X02817). Known X02514443 - X02817484. Estimated X02510001 - X02817800

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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.