Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 500 Bolívares - Design B, 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

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 B, Type A Design C, Type A Design C, Type B Design D, Type A Design E, Type A Design E, Type B Design E, Type C

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-bas: Design B, Type A. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Megaser Inversiones

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-bas: Design B, Type A. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Megaser Inversiones

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv500bs-ba
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 500B
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Design in red with frame-like border. On the right, portrait of Simon Bolivar inside an oval from unknown author. In the center, the denomination value "500", with the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares» 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 top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». In each corner the denomination value "500".
Reverse: Design in red with frame-like border. On the left, inside a circle, the Coat of Arms. On the right, the denomination value "500". On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom, the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares» and the denomination value "500" above.
Design variations: The design is similar to Design A, Type A, with the color change from blue to red.
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»

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Warning

	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 (8)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P36	bbcv500bs-ba01-a6	Enero 21 1943	A6	50,000
P36	bbcv500bs-ba02-a6	Marzo 18 1943	A6	36,000
P36	bbcv500bs-ba03-a6	Julio 02 1943	A6	10,000
P36	bbcv500bs-ba04-a6	Enero 05 1944	A6	4000
P36	bbcv500bs-ba05-a6	Diciembre 04 1944	A6	10,000
P36	bbcv500bs-ba06-a6	Febrero 22 1945	A6	40,000
P36	bbcv500bs-ba07-a6	Mayo 09 1946	A6	50,000
P36	bbcv500bs-ba08-a6	Noviembre 29 1946	A6	50,000

Other pieces (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv500bs-bap	No date	-	-
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbcv500bs-bap2	No date	-	-
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbcv500bs-bas	No date	5	-
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" in blue (perfored). Unnumbered specimen

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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.