Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 500 Bolívares - Design E, Type C (Orchids) : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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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-ec01-w8: Design E, Type C. Date Febrero 05 1998. Serie W8
Photograph credits: Numisfila

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-ec01-w8: Design E, Type C. Date Febrero 05 1998. Serie W8
Photograph credits: Numisfila

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-ec01-q8: Design E, Type C. Date Febrero 05 1998. Serie Q8

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-ec01-q8: Design E, Type C. Date Febrero 05 1998. Serie Q8

Obverse (under ultraviolet light, partial)

Piece bbcv500bs-ec01-q8 (Obverse, partial, under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-ec01-q8: Design E, Type C. Date Febrero 05 1998. Serie Q8

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv500bs-ec
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 500H
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Design in blue and violet. On the right, portrait of Simon Bolivar by unknown author painted in Haiti. On the left, watermarks zone. In the center, the denomination value "500". On the top, the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares». On the bottom, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» and the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» above. In each corner the denomination value "500".
Reverse: Design in blue and violet. In each corner Orquídea Catesetum pileatum with Coat of Arms. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top, the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares». On the bottom, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». In each corner the value "500".
Similarities of the obverse design: The design is similar to Design E, Type A, with variations in ornaments and engravements such as the hair, shadows and the eyes shape done with concentric circles.
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 (7)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P67f	bbcv500bs-ec01-q8	Febrero 05 1998	Q8	23,000,000
P67f	Known Q37004849 - Q59976323
P67f	bbcv500bs-ec01-r8	Febrero 05 1998	R8	30,000,000
P67f	Known R30000207 - R59600709
P67f	bbcv500bs-ec01-s8	Febrero 05 1998	S8	30,000,000
P67f	Known S30002401 - S59594608
P67f	bbcv500bs-ec01-t8	Febrero 05 1998	T8	30,000,000
P67f	Known T30047530 - T59977910
P67f	bbcv500bs-ec01-u8	Febrero 05 1998	U8	30,000,000
P67f	Known U31516715 - U59913099
P67f	bbcv500bs-ec01-v8	Febrero 05 1998	V8	30,000,000
P67f	Known V30032180 - V59563980
P67f	bbcv500bs-ec01-w8	Febrero 05 1998	W8	27,000,000
P67f	Known W30808827 - W56768661

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv500bs-ec01r	Febrero 05 1998	Z8	311,360?
N/L	Known Z00000634 - Z00311039. Estimated Z00000001 - Z00311360

Other pieces (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv500bs-ec01p	Febrero 05 1998	Q8	-
N/L	Proof
N/L	bbcv500bs-ec01s	Febrero 05 1998	8	-
N/L	Stamped on both faces "ESPECIMEN SIN VALOR" «specimen with no value» twice in red (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen
N/L	bbcv500bs-ec01s2 (C)	Febrero 05 1998	8	-
N/L	No Specimen stamp
N/L	bbcv500bs-ec01s3 (C)	Febrero 05 1998	R8	-
N/L	No Specimen stamp

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N/L Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)

XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed

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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.