Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 2 Bolívares Soberanos - Design A, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Banco Caracas Banco Central de Venezuela Banco Colonial Británico Banco Comercial Banco Comercial de Maracaibo Banco de Carabobo Banco de Carácas Banco de Londres y Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo Banco de Venezuela

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 Soberanos 5 Bolívares Soberanos 10 Bolívares Soberanos 20 Bolívares Soberanos 50 Bolívares Soberanos 100 Bolívares Soberanos 200 Bolívares Soberanos 500 Bolívares Soberanos 10,000 Bolívares Soberanos 20,000 Bolívares Soberanos

50,000 Bolívares Soberanos 200,000 Bolívares Soberanos 500,000 Bolívares Soberanos 1,000,000 Bolívares Soberanos

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv2bss-aa01-m8: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 2 Bolívares Soberanos. Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie M8
Photograph credits: Corrado Minervini

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv2bss-aa01-m8: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 2 Bolívares Soberanos. Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie M8
Photograph credits: Corrado Minervini

Obverse (partial)

Photo from piece bbcv2bss-aa01-a8: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 2 Bolívares Soberanos. Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Obverse (in front of light)

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Piece bbcv2bss-aa01-a8 (Obverse, partial, in front of light)

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv2bss-aa
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with turquoise and red 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 date, the denomination in words "DOS BOLÍVARES" «Two Bolívares», 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, Josefa Camejo from the International Airport Josefa Camejo, with the denomination value "2" below. 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 Yellow-shouldered amazon parrot (Amazona barbadensis) with Cayo Sal in Morrocoy National Park. 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».
Some security elements: Diving 3D security thread in 3 windows with "BCV"; watermarks, secondary security thread, 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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	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. Due to the absence of official information, piece distribution in the country, difficulties and limits to the inhabitants to access paper money, specially since 2017 approximately, make difficult the studies and estimation of banknote issues. 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.

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.

Due to the absence of official information, piece distribution in the country, difficulties and limits to the inhabitants to access paper money, specially since 2017 approximately, make difficult the studies and estimation of banknote issues.

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 (13)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-a8 (A)	Enero 15 2018	A8	99,999,999?
P101	Known A00004021 - A99949972. Estimated A00000001 - A99999999
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-b8	Enero 15 2018	B8	99,999,999?
P101	Known B00000489 - B99734526. Estimated B00000001 - B99999999
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-c8 (A)	Enero 15 2018	C8	99,999,999?
P101	Known C00004471 - C99921652. Estimated C00000001 - C99999999
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-d8	Enero 15 2018	D8	99,999,999?
P101	Known D00059962 - D99936685. Estimated D00000001 - D99999999
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-e8	Enero 15 2018	E8	99,999,999?
P101	(E00-E98). Known E00001660 - E98949524. Estimated E00000001 - E99999999
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-f8	Enero 15 2018	F8	99,999,999?
P101	(F00-F99). Known F00028197 - F99777606. Estimated F00000001 - F99999999
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-g8 (A)	Enero 15 2018	G8	31,050,000?
P101	(G00-G30). Known G00003003 - G30563264. Estimated G00000001 - G31050000
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-h8	Enero 15 2018	H8	99,999,999?
P101	Known H00003629 - H99899899. Estimated H00000001 - H99999999
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-j8	Enero 15 2018	J8	99,999,999?
P101	(J00-J98). Known J00001003 - J98891000. Estimated J00000001 - J99999999
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-k8	Enero 15 2018	K8	25,200,000?
P101	(K00-K24). Known K00000741 - K24893716. Estimated K00000001 - K25200000
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-m8	Enero 15 2018	M8	48,779,999?
P101	(M51-M99). Known M51248913 - M99459212. Estimated M51220001 - M99999999
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-n8	Enero 15 2018	N8	99,999,999?
P101	(N00-N97). Known N00000001 - N97865001. Estimated N00000001 - N99999999
P101	bbcv2bss-aa01-p8 (A)	Enero 15 2018	P8	990,000?
P101	(P0082-P0098). Known P00822151 - P00985759. Estimated P00000001 - P00990000

Replacement banknote (3)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv2bss-aa01r	Enero 15 2018	Z8	830,250?
N/L	First interval.. (<=Z0082). Known Z00000901 - Z00829938. Estimated Z00000001 - Z00830250
N/L	bbcv2bss-aa01r2	Enero 15 2018	Z8	8100?
N/L	Second interval.. (Z0225). Known Z02250060 - Z02257634. Estimated Z02250001 - Z02258100
N/L	bbcv2bss-aa01r3 (A)	Enero 15 2018	Z8	896,850?
N/L	Third interval.. (Z0274-Z0363). Known Z02745027 - Z03636390. Estimated Z02740001 - Z03636850

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv2bss-aa01s	Enero 15 2018	A8	-
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 1132 - 1967

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N/L Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)

XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed

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.