Obverse
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Obverse (under ultraviolet light)
Reverse
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Reverse (under ultraviolet light)
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
- Identification Code: bbcv50000bs-aa
- Identification by Sergio Sucre: 50000A
- Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
- Obverse: On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». At right of the watermarks zone, there are two superposed triangles printed with Optically Variable Ink (OVI). Design in red. On the right, portrait of José María Vargas by Martín Tovar y Tovar in 1875. In the center, the denomination value "50000" with the denomination in words "CINCUENTA MIL BOLIVARES" splitted in two parts and the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» below. On the left, watermarks zone. In each corner but bottom left corner the denomination value "50000".
- Reverse: Design in red. In the center, Rector's square and Clock of the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), flower of the National tree Araguaney (Tabebuia chrysantha), and Coat of Arms. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». In the bottom right corner,, the denomination in words "CINCUENTA MIL BOLIVARES". On the bottom left and upper right corners, the denomination value "50000".
- Circulation note: This note began circulation on November 28th 2002.
Characteristics
- Identification Code: bbcv50000bs-aa01-a8
- Piece type: Normal issued banknote
- Date: Agosto 24 1998
- Serie: A8. Prefix A followed by 8 digits
- Amount: 90,000,000.
- Printer: De la Rue International Limited
- Serial interval: A00000001 - A90000000. Known A00000001 - A89952731
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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.
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Fancy serial numbers
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Fancy serial number.
- Amount of low or high serials: 10000 (all), 6000 (Level 1), 3000 (Level 2), 900 (Level 3) and 100 (Level 4)
- Amount of bookend serial number: 899,999 (2 digits), 89,999 (3 digits), 8,999 (4 digits)
- Amount of ladder serial number: 630 (circular), 1,152 (non-circular)
- Amount of many repeated digits in-a-row serial number: 26,244 (5 digits), 2,187 (6 digits), 163 (7 digits)
- Amount of many repeated digits of-a-kind serial number: 367,416 (5 digits), 20,412 (6 digits), 649 (7 digits)
- Amount of serial number with unique digits: 10,288 (2 digits-binary), 625,968 (3 digits-ternary)
- Amount of repeater serial number: 89 (2 digits)
- Amount of birthday serial number (estimated between years 1900-2050): 55,266 (day-month-year), 55,266 (month-day-year), 55,266 (year-month-day)
- Amount of doubles serial number: 6,561
- Amount of radar serial number: 8,999
- Amount of rotator serial number: 191
- Amount of solid serial number: 8
Signatures
- Presidente «President»: Antonio Casas González
- Primer Vice presidente «First Vicepresident»: Marcos Sandoval
Identification in other catalogs
- Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: bcv50000a/9808/27/a
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P83
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)
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