Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 20 Bolívares Fuertes : Marzo 20 2007 : Design A, Type A

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Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

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Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bsf-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 20 2007. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Banco Central de Venezuela

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bsf-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 20 2007. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Banco Central de Venezuela

Characteristics

Date: Marzo 20 2007
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 20M
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with pink, violet and green as predominant colors.
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 Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi by Emilio Jacinto Mauri circa 1899, with the denomination value "20". 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 Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) with Macanao Mountain 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 "20" and the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares».
Date of initial circulation: {321}
Some security elements: Diving holographic security thread in 5 windows with "BCV 20" (holographic view), and "BCV 20", "BCV 20", "BCV 20" and "BCV 20" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse "20" on the top with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) and latent image "20" on the bottom.
Watermark: Portrait of Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi and the denomination value "20".
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa01-a8	Marzo 20 2007	A8	90,000,000
P91	Known A00000004 - A89999568
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa01-b8	Marzo 20 2007	B8	90,000,000
P91	Known B00001693 - B89999432
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa01-c8	Marzo 20 2007	C8	90,000,000
P91	Known C00000981 - C89997442
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa01-d8	Marzo 20 2007	D8	90,000,000
P91	Known D00004908 - D89990817
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa01-e8	Marzo 20 2007	E8	90,000,000
P91	Known E00001499 - E89991302

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01r	Marzo 20 2007	Z8	753,300?
N/L	(Z00). Known Z00000003 - Z00753105. Estimated Z00000001 - Z00753300

Known errors pieces (8)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01-a8,e	Marzo 20 2007	A8	128?
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the reverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01-b8,e	Marzo 20 2007	B8	-
N/L	Error. Displaced horizontal printing on obverse. Displaced typographic printing. Serial number
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01-c8,e	Marzo 20 2007	C8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01-c8,e2	Marzo 20 2007	C8	-
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced horizontal offset cut position toward the left
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01-c8,e3	Marzo 20 2007	C8	-
N/L	Error. Security thread not divided
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01-d8,e	Marzo 20 2007	D8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to folding.
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01-d8,e2	Marzo 20 2007	D8	128?
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the reverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01-e8,e	Marzo 20 2007	E8	-
N/L	Error. Security thread not divided

Other pieces (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01s (V)	Marzo 20 2007	A8	-
N/L	No Specimen stamp (not perfored)
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01s2	Marzo 20 2007	A8	1900?
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 0417 - 1878. Estimated 0001 - 1900
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa01s3	Marzo 20 2007	8	-
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen

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