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

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-b8. Photograph credits: Jair de Freitas

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-b8. Photograph credits: Jair de Freitas

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8. Photograph credits: Ivan León

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8. Photograph credits: Ivan León

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8. Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8 (Obverse, partial, in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8. Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8. Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Obverse (partial)

Photo from piece bbcv20bss-aa01-a8. Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv20bss-aa
Size: 156mm x 69mm
General: Multicolor design with blue, cyan and brown 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 Simón Rodríguez, that seems that it was painted by Juan Agustín Guerrero, 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 Jaguar (Panthera onca) with Waraira Repano National Park 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 4 windows with "BCV", "BCV", "BCV" and "BCV" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

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Issues (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P104	bbcv20bss-aa01-a8	Enero 15 2018	A8	99,999,999?	Detail
P104	A00-A99. Known A00001001 - A99729472. Estimated A00000001 - A99999999
P104	bbcv20bss-aa01-b8	Enero 15 2018	B8	81,000,000?	Detail
P104	B00-B80. Known B00000041 - B80747100. Estimated B00000001 - B81000000

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv20bss-aa01s	Enero 15 2018	A8	1260?	Detail
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered Specimen. Known 1111 - 1358

Legend

	Piece with photo	Entry	Piece
	Piece with recent updated photo	Entry	Unconfirmed piece
N/L	Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)	Entry	Piece added recently
XX.XXX.XXX ?	Estimated amount, not confirmed	Entry	Deprecated piece
		Entry	Piece with updated information
		Entry	Unverified piece
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.
Banknotes of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.

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Enero 15 2018
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Enero 15 2018

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