Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 5000 Bolívares : Mayo 12 1994 : Design A, Type A

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Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela

Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano

1 Bolívar 2 Bolívares 5 Bolívares 10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares 2000 Bolívares

5000 Bolívares 10,000 Bolívares 20,000 Bolívares 50,000 Bolívares

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B Design B, Type A

Mayo 12 1994 Marzo 14 1996

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv5000bs-aa01p: Design A, Type A. Date Mayo 12 1994. No serial. Proof banknote
Photograph credits: Hernan Urrutia. H & H Collections

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv5000bs-aa01p: Design A, Type A. Date Mayo 12 1994. No serial. Proof banknote
Photograph credits: Hernan Urrutia. H & H Collections

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv5000bs-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Mayo 12 1994. Serie A8

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv5000bs-aa01-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Mayo 12 1994. Serie A8

Characteristics

Date: Mayo 12 1994
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 5000A (1994), 5000B (1996)
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Design in red and brown. In the center, portrait of Simon Bolivar by Juan Lovera. On the right,, coat of arms of the Bolívar Family. In the center,, the value "5000" with the denomination in words "CINCO MIL BOLÍVARES" «five thousand Bolívares» above 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. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». In each corner except the bottom left corner, the value "5000". The serial numbers are located at upper right and bottom left of the banknote. The first "C" letter in "CINCO MIL" (in the center) is printed using a optic-shift ink. Between the portrait and the coat of Arms of the Bolívar Family, a security printing with "V" as latent image.
Reverse: Design in red. In the center, engraving of the painting"19 de Abril de 1810" by Juan Lovera, with the denomination in words "CINCO MIL BOLÍVARES" «five thousand Bolívares» and the value "5000" at left. On the right, watermarks zone with the Coat of Arms at upper left. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom, the denomination in words "CINCO MIL BOLÍVARES" «five thousand Bolívares». In each corner except the upper left, the value "5000".
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»

Issues (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P75a	bbcv5000bs-aa01-a8	Mayo 12 1994	A8	50,000,000
P75a	Known A00000024 - A49192107

Other pieces (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv5000bs-aa01p	Mayo 12 1994	-	-
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" in red (not perfored). Incomplete printing on the reverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv5000bs-aa01p2	Mayo 12 1994	A8	-
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" in red (not perfored). Incomplete printing on the reverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv5000bs-aa01s	Mayo 12 1994	A8	600?
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "MUESTRA" (sample) in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 00006 - 00596. Estimated 00001 - 00600
N/L	bbcv5000bs-aa01s2 (Formelly as bbcv5000bs-aas)	Mayo 12 1994	-	-
N/L	No Specimen stamp (not perfored) Unnumbered specimen
N/L	bbcv5000bs-aa01s3	Mayo 12 1994	A8	-
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "MUESTRA" (sample) in red (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen

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