Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 5000 Bolívares Fuertes : Marzo 23 2017 : Design A, Type A

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Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela

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2 Bolívares Fuertes 5 Bolívares Fuertes 10 Bolívares Fuertes 20 Bolívares Fuertes 50 Bolívares Fuertes 100 Bolívares Fuertes 500 Bolívares Fuertes 1000 Bolívares Fuertes 2000 Bolívares Fuertes 5000 Bolívares Fuertes

10,000 Bolívares Fuertes 20,000 Bolívares Fuertes 100,000 Bolívares Fuertes

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

Agosto 18 2016 Marzo 23 2017

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv5000bsf-aa02r: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 23 2017. Serie Z8. Replacement banknote
Photograph credits: Alexander Lopez

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv5000bsf-aa02r: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 23 2017. Serie Z8. Replacement banknote
Photograph credits: Alexander Lopez

Characteristics

Date: Marzo 23 2017
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with green and black as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "5000", the denomination in words "CINCO MIL BOLÍVARES" «five thousand 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 Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi by Emilio Jacinto Mauri circa 1899, with the denomination value "5000" 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 Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) with Macanao Mountain 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 "5000" and the denomination in words "CINCO MIL BOLÍVARES" «five thousand Bolívares».
Some security elements: Diving holographic security thread with 2 fringed stripes in 3 windows with "BCV 5000" in a stripe (normal view and in front of light) and "BCV 5000" on the reverse; watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse "5000" on the top with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) and latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
Watermark: Portrait of Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi and the denomination value "5000".
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P97b	bbcv5000bsf-aa02-b8	Marzo 23 2017	B8	37,601,999?
P97b	(>=B624). Known B62404620 - B99999999. Estimated B62398001 - B99999999
P97b	bbcv5000bsf-aa02-c8	Marzo 23 2017	C8	99,999,999?
P97b	Known C00000291 - C99999305. Estimated C00000001 - C99999999
P97b	bbcv5000bsf-aa02-d8	Marzo 23 2017	D8	48,000,000?
P97b	(<=D4799). Known D00001980 - D47991779. Estimated D00000001 - D48000000

Replacement banknote (3)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv5000bsf-aa02r	Marzo 23 2017	Z8	166,500?
N/L	First interval. Seen in serie B and beginning of serie C. (Z0097-Z0113). Known Z00976904 - Z01135926. Estimated Z00970001 - Z01136500
N/L	bbcv5000bsf-aa02r2	Marzo 23 2017	Z8	131,400?
N/L	Second interval. Seen at end of serie C and beginning of serie D. (Z0247-Z0260). Known Z02477521 - Z02608345. Estimated Z02477001 - Z02608400
N/L	bbcv5000bsf-aa02r3	Marzo 23 2017	Z8	28,800?
N/L	Third interval. Seen in serie D (starting about serie D26XXX). (Z0315-Z0317). Known Z03154436 - Z03178746. Estimated Z03150001 - Z03178800

Known errors pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv5000bsf-aa02-c8,e	Marzo 23 2017	C8	45?
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing

Other pieces (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv5000bsf-aa02p	Marzo 23 2017	B8	-
N/L	Print proof. No Specimen stamp (not perfored)
N/L	bbcv5000bsf-aa02p2	Marzo 23 2017	C8	-
N/L	Print proof. No Specimen stamp (not perfored)
N/L	bbcv5000bsf-aa02p3	Marzo 23 2017	-	-
N/L	Print proof. No Specimen stamp (not perfored)

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