Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 500 Bolívares - Design D, Type A (Guri) : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-da02-a7. Photograph credits: Librería Cultural

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-da02-a7. Photograph credits: Librería Cultural

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv500bs-da
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 500E
Size: 156mm x 69mm
Obverse: Design in brown and blue. In the center, "Batalla de Carabobo" by Martín Tovar y Tovar. On the left, portrait of Simon Bolivar by Antonio Salas (1925). On the right, watermarks zone. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» 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». In each corner but bottom left corner, the denomination value "500".
Reverse: Design in brown. In the center, panoramic view of the Hydroelectric Dams of Guri. On the left, watermarks zone. On the right, Coat of Arms. 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». In each corner but bottom left corner, the denomination value "500".
Circulation note: The note with year 1971 was retired early due to the a security report about a massive counterfeit.
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»

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Issues (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P56a	bbcv500bs-da01-a7	Noviembre 09 1971	A7	300,000	Detail
P56b	bbcv500bs-da02-a7	Enero 11 1972	A7	880,000	Detail

Other pieces (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv500bs-dap	No date	7	-	Detail
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbcv500bs-dap2	No date	7	-	Detail
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
P56s	bbcv500bs-das	No date	6	-	Detail
P56s	Stamped on both faces "ESPECIMEN SIN VALOR" «specimen with no value» in red (not perfored).
N/L	bbcv500bs-das2	No date	A7	-	Detail
N/L	Stamped on both faces "SPECIMEN" with printer oval seal "SPECIMEN / NO VALUE" in red (perfored).
N/L	bbcv500bs-das3	No date	A7	-	Detail
N/L	No Specimen stamp (not perfored)

Legend

	Piece with photo	Entry	Piece
	Piece with recent updated photo	Entry	Unconfirmed piece
N/L	Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)	Entry	Piece added recently
XX.XXX.XXX ?	Estimated amount, not confirmed	Entry	Deprecated piece
		Entry	Piece with updated information
		Entry	Unverified piece
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 1961-2014 (20th edition - 2014)

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.
Banknotes of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.

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Enero 11 1972
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