Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 2 Bolívares Fuertes : Marzo 20 2007 : Design A, Type A

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Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela

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Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

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Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv2bsf-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 20 2007. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Leonardo Melero

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv2bsf-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 20 2007. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Leonardo Melero

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv2bsf-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 20 2007. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv2bsf-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 20 2007. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Characteristics

Date: Marzo 20 2007
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 2B
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with blue as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "2", the denomination in words "DOS BOLÍVARES" «Two 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 Francisco de Miranda from a copy done by Charles Ventrillon-Horber based on Georges Rouget artwork, with the denomination value "2" below. As background, the map of Venezuela with a sailing ship. 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 Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) and worm flower (Bispira Brunnea), with Coro dunes 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 "2" and the denomination in words "DOS BOLÍVARES" «Two Bolívares».
Date of initial circulation: January 1^st, 2008
Some security elements: Security thread with "BCV 2", "BCV 2", "BCV 2" and "BCV 2" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "2" on the bottom.
Watermark: Portrait of Francisco de Miranda and the denomination value "2".
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P88a	bbcv2bsf-aa01-a8	Marzo 20 2007	A8	90,000,000
P88a	Known A00000004 - A89781547
P88a	bbcv2bsf-aa01-b8	Marzo 20 2007	B8	90,000,000
P88a	Known B00006043 - B89986277
P88a	bbcv2bsf-aa01-c8	Marzo 20 2007	C8	82,000,000
P88a	Known C00000006 - C81502820

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv2bsf-aa01r	Marzo 20 2007	Z8	116,160?
N/L	(Z00). Known Z00000530 - Z00116110. Estimated Z00000001 - Z00116160

Known errors pieces (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv2bsf-aa01-a8,e	Marzo 20 2007	A8	-
N/L	Error. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing displacement by creased paper.
P88	bbcv2bsf-aa01-b8,e	Marzo 20 2007	B8	-
P88	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the reverse over the obverse
N/L	bbcv2bsf-aa01-c8,e	Marzo 20 2007	C8	-
N/L	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the reverse over the obverse

Other pieces (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv2bsf-aa01s (V)	Marzo 20 2007	A8	-
N/L	No Specimen stamp (not perfored)
N/L	bbcv2bsf-aa01s2	Marzo 20 2007	A8	1900?
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 0418 - 1899. Estimated 0001 - 1900

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