Photo from piece bbcv500bs-da02-a7: Design D, Type A. Date Enero 11 1972. Serie A7 Photograph credits: Librería Cultural
Reverse
Photo from piece bbcv500bs-da02-a7: Design D, Type A. Date Enero 11 1972. Serie A7 Photograph credits: Librería Cultural
Characteristics
Date: Enero 11 1972
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 500E
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
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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