Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 20 Bolívares Fuertes : Febrero 03 2011 : Design A, Type A

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bsf-aa04-t8: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 20 Bolívares Fuertes. Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 03 2011. Serie T8
Photograph credits: Haydee Mosqueda

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bsf-aa04-t8: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 20 Bolívares Fuertes. Design A, Type A. Date Febrero 03 2011. Serie T8
Photograph credits: Haydee Mosqueda

Characteristics

Date: Febrero 03 2011
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».
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 (6)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa04-q8	Febrero 03 2011	Q8	50,000,000?	Detail
P91	Normal serie digits. President signature begins at "E" from "PRESIDENTE", and first vicepresident signature begins at space before "VICEPRESIDENTE" (Thick serie >=Q40). Known Q40006496 - Q89999587. Estimated Q40000001 - Q90000000
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa04-q8-2	Febrero 03 2011	Q8	40,000,000?	Detail
P91	Thin serie digits. President signature begins at "S" from "PRESIDENTE", and first vicepresident signature begins at "E" of "PRIMER" (Thin serie <=Q39). Known Q00002492 - Q39958114. Estimated Q00000001 - Q40000000
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa04-r8	Febrero 03 2011	R8	90,000,000?	Detail
P91	Known R00000255 - R89937966. Estimated R00000001 - R90000000
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa04-s8	Febrero 03 2011	S8	90,000,000?	Detail
P91	Known S00004067 - S89999793. Estimated S00000001 - S90000000
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa04-t8	Febrero 03 2011	T8	90,000,000?	Detail
P91	Known T00000001 - T89991829. Estimated T00000001 - T90000000
P91	bbcv20bsf-aa04-u8	Febrero 03 2011	U8	83,610,000?	Detail
P91	<=U835. Known U00000066 - U83594747. Estimated U00000001 - U83610000

Replacement banknote (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04r	Febrero 03 2011	Z8	171,000?	Detail
N/L	Replacement Banknote. First interval. Normal serie digits. President signature begins at "E" from "PRESIDENTE", and first vicepresident signature begins at space before "VICEPRESIDENTE" (Thick serie Z04). Known Z04000757 - Z04168947. Estimated Z04000001 - Z04171000
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04r2	Febrero 03 2011	Z8	429,750?	Detail
N/L	Replacement Banknote. Second interval. Thin serie digits. President signature begins at "S" from "PRESIDENTE", and first vicepresident signature begins at "E" of "PRIMER" (Thin serie Z05). Known Z05000212 - Z05428149. Estimated Z05000001 - Z05429750

Known errors pieces (10)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04-q8,e	Febrero 03 2011	Q8	8?	Detail
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced horizontal offset cut position toward the right
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04-q8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	Q8	12?	Detail
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced vertical offset cut position by early paper handling
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04-r8,e	Febrero 03 2011	R8	96?	Detail
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced vertical offset cut position by early paper handling
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04-r8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	R8	-	Detail
N/L	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the reverse over the obverse
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04-r8,e3	Febrero 03 2011	R8	-	Detail
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced horizontal offset cut position
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04-s8,e	Febrero 03 2011	S8	-	Detail
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to folding.
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04-u8,e	Febrero 03 2011	U8	-	Detail
N/L	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the reverse over the obverse
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04-u8,e2	Febrero 03 2011	U8	45?	Detail
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04-u8,e3	Febrero 03 2011	U8	-	Detail
N/L	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the obverse over the reverse
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04-u8,e4	Febrero 03 2011	U8	-	Detail
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to folding.

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-aa04s	Febrero 03 2011	Q8	-	Detail
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored).. Known 1908 - 1998

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.

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