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

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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

2 Bolívares Fuertes 5 Bolívares Fuertes 10 Bolívares Fuertes 20 Bolívares Fuertes 50 Bolívares Fuertes 100 Bolívares Fuertes 500 Bolívares Fuertes 1000 Bolívares Fuertes 2000 Bolívares Fuertes 5000 Bolívares Fuertes

10,000 Bolívares Fuertes 20,000 Bolívares Fuertes 100,000 Bolívares Fuertes

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bsf-ab01r: Design A, Type B. Date Diciembre 19 2008. Serie Z8. Replacement banknote
Photograph credits: Jorje Díaz

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bsf-ab01r: Design A, Type B. Date Diciembre 19 2008. Serie Z8. Replacement banknote
Photograph credits: Jorje Díaz

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv20bsf-ab
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 (E) BCV" «Acting president of BCV» and "Director BCV" «Director of BCV»

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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.

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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 (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-h8	Diciembre 19 2008	H8	90,000,000?
N/L	Known H00001999 - H89997982. Estimated H00000001 - H90000000
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-j8	Diciembre 19 2008	J8	90,000,000?
N/L	Known J00002960 - J89998164. Estimated J00000001 - J90000000
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-k8	Diciembre 19 2008	K8	40,000,000?
N/L	(<=K39). Known K00000349 - K39997531. Estimated K00000001 - K40000000

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01r	Diciembre 19 2008	Z8	459,450?
N/L	(Z020-Z024). Known Z02002288 - Z02459056. Estimated Z02000001 - Z02459450

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01s	Diciembre 19 2008	H8	300?
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 0005 - 0299. Estimated 0001 - 0300

Known errors pieces (16)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-h8,e	Diciembre 19 2008	H8	-
N/L	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the obverse over the reverse
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-h8,e2	Diciembre 19 2008	H8	-
N/L	Error. Displaced vertical print on the obverse. Displaced typographic printing. Serial number
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-h8,e3	Diciembre 19 2008	H8	-
N/L	Error. Displaced horizontal printing on obverse. Displaced typographic printing. Serial number
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-h8,e4	Diciembre 19 2008	H8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete serial number printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-j8,e	Diciembre 19 2008	J8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete serial number printing. Missing one serial number.
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-j8,e2	Diciembre 19 2008	J8	-
N/L	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the reverse over the obverse
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-j8,e3	Diciembre 19 2008	J8	-
N/L	Error. Inverted typographic print on the obverse. Serial number
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-j8,e4	Diciembre 19 2008	J8	-
N/L	Error. Ink failure in the offset print on the reverse
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-j8,e5	Diciembre 19 2008	J8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete serial number printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-j8,e6	Diciembre 19 2008	J8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial absence of offset printing
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-j8,e7	Diciembre 19 2008	J8	1?
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to folding.
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-k8,e	Diciembre 19 2008	K8	-
N/L	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the reverse over the obverse
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-k8,e2	Diciembre 19 2008	K8	-
N/L	Error. Cut failure with incomplete banknote produced by folding
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-k8,e3	Diciembre 19 2008	K8	-
N/L	Error. Displaced vertical printing on the reverse. Displaced Calcographic (intanglio) printing.
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01-k8,e4	Diciembre 19 2008	K8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete serial number printing due to ink failure
N/L	bbcv20bsf-ab01,e	Diciembre 19 2008	-	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete serial number printing due to ink failure

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