Obverse
Photograph credits: Jorje Díaz
Obverse (under ultraviolet light)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Reverse
Photograph credits: Jorje Díaz
Reverse (under ultraviolet light)
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Photographic Contribution
Characteristics from Design A, Type B
- 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".
Characteristics
- Identification Code: bbcv20bsf-ab01-k8
- Piece type: Normal issued banknote
- Date: Diciembre 19 2008
- Serie: K8. Prefix K followed by 8 digits
- Amount: 40,000,000 (estimated).
- Printer: Unknown
- Serial interval: Unknown. Estimated K00000001 - K40000000. Known K00000349 - K39997531
- Known serial prefix: K00-K39 ?
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Fancy serial numbers
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This information is based on estimated amount and/or serial interval
- Amount of low or high serials: 6651 (all), 3880 (Level 1), 2035 (Level 2), 654 (Level 3) and 82 (Level 4)
- Low serial interval: K00000001-K00006651 (all), K00002772-K00006651 (Level 1), K00000737-K00002771 (Level 2), K00000083-K00000736 (Level 3) and K00000001-K00000082 (Level 4)
- High serial interval: K39993350-K40000000 (all), K39993350-K39997229 (Level 1), K39997230-K39999264 (Level 2), K39999265-K39999918 (Level 3) and K39999919-K40000000 (Level 4)
Signatures
- Presidente (E) BCV «Acting president of BCV»: José Ferrer Navas
- Director BCV «Director of BCV»: Bernardo Ferrán
Identification in other catalogs
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)