Photo from piece bbcv500bsd-aa02-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Junio 15 2025. Serie A8 Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Photo from piece bbcv500bsd-aa02-a8: Design A, Type A. Date Junio 15 2025. Serie A8 Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Characteristics
Date: Junio 15 2025
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Design in green over a background in ligth brown and green.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "500", the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred 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, several portraits of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch, Rita Matilde de La Peñuela and another of unknown author. The serial numbers are located at upper right and bottom left rotated 90 degrees clock-wise.
Reverse: Design with landscape orientation. On the left, Coat of Arms, General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge and 1st view of Naval Battle of Maracaibo by Ambroise Louis Garneray. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom left "200 Años 1823-2023 Batalla Naval" «200 years 1823-2023 Naval Battle», on the right the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares» and the denomination value "500"
Some security elements: Diving security thread with "BCV" in 5 windows. watermarks, security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse "500" on the top with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) and latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»
(A313-A329). Known A31307372 - A32981015. Estimated A31300001 - A33010000
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.
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