Piece bbcv20bsf-ab01-k8 : Banknote of 20 Bolívares Fuertes : Date Diciembre 19 2008 : Banco Central de Venezuela

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Photographic reference

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

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Characteristics from Design A, Type B

Identification Code: bbcv20bsf-ab
Size: 156mm x 69mm
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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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)

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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