Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 500 Bolívares Fuertes - Design A, Type A : 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

2 Bolívares Fuertes 5 Bolívares Fuertes 10 Bolívares Fuertes 20 Bolívares Fuertes 50 Bolívares Fuertes 100 Bolívares Fuertes 500 Bolívares Fuertes 1000 Bolívares Fuertes 2000 Bolívares Fuertes 5000 Bolívares Fuertes

10,000 Bolívares Fuertes 20,000 Bolívares Fuertes 100,000 Bolívares Fuertes

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bsf-aa02-c8: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 23 2017. Serie C8
Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bsf-aa02-c8: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 23 2017. Serie C8
Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv500bsf-aa
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with olive, powder blue and brown as predominant colors.
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, portrait of Francisco de Miranda from a copy done by Charles Ventrillon-Horber based on Georges Rouget artwork, with the denomination value "500" below. As background,, the map of Venezuela with a sailing ship. The serial numbers are located at upper right and bottom left rotated 90 degrees clock-wise.
Reverse: Design with landscape orientation. In the center, over the field Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) and worm flower (Bispira Brunnea), with Coro dunes as background. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the left, Coat of Arms. On the bottom right, the denomination value "500" and the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares».
Some security elements: Diving 3D security thread in 3 windows; watermarks, secondary security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "500" on the bottom.
Watermark: Portrait of Francisco de Miranda and the denomination value "500".
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

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	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 (20)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P94a	bbcv500bsf-aa01-a8	Agosto 18 2016	A8	90,000,000?
P94a	Known A00000002 - A89992267. Estimated A00000001 - A90000000
P94a	bbcv500bsf-aa01-b8	Agosto 18 2016	B8	25,389,000?
P94a	(<=B253). Known B00000284 - B25387448. Estimated B00000001 - B25389000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-b8	Marzo 23 2017	B8	64,575,000?
P94b	(>=B254). Known B25456132 - B89960038. Estimated B25425001 - B90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-c8	Marzo 23 2017	C8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known C00000050 - C89320142. Estimated C00000001 - C90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-d8	Marzo 23 2017	D8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known D00003072 - D89979508. Estimated D00000001 - D90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-e8	Marzo 23 2017	E8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known E00000247 - E89984674. Estimated E00000001 - E90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-f8	Marzo 23 2017	F8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known F00069990 - F89814973. Estimated F00000001 - F90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-g8	Marzo 23 2017	G8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known G00028729 - G89996886. Estimated G00000001 - G90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-h8	Marzo 23 2017	H8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known H00004740 - H89928631. Estimated H00000001 - H90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-j8	Marzo 23 2017	J8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known J00061652 - J89939600. Estimated J00000001 - J90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-k8	Marzo 23 2017	K8	49,500,000?
P94b	(<=K49). Known K00009794 - K49445226. Estimated K00000001 - K49500000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-l8	Marzo 23 2017	L8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known L00000001 - L89954014. Estimated L00000001 - L90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-m8	Marzo 23 2017	M8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known M00036726 - M89999504. Estimated M00000001 - M90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-n8	Marzo 23 2017	N8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known N00000325 - N89978612. Estimated N00000001 - N90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-p8	Marzo 23 2017	P8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known P00000206 - P89995580. Estimated P00000001 - P90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-q8	Marzo 23 2017	Q8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known Q00000369 - Q89944763. Estimated Q00000001 - Q90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-r8	Marzo 23 2017	R8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known R00022805 - R89938000. Estimated R00000001 - R90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-s8	Marzo 23 2017	S8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known S00030443 - S89608477. Estimated S00000001 - S90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-t8	Marzo 23 2017	T8	90,000,000?
P94b	Known T00004483 - T89817584. Estimated T00000001 - T90000000
P94b	bbcv500bsf-aa02-u8	Marzo 23 2017	U8	59,895,000?
P94b	(<=U59). Known U00909201 - U59871501. Estimated U00000001 - U59895000

Replacement banknote (7)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa01r	Agosto 18 2016	Z8	681,750?
N/L	(Z0000-Z00680). Known Z00000260 - Z00680750. Estimated Z00000001 - Z00681750
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa02r	Marzo 23 2017	Z8	382,500?
N/L	First interval. Seen within serie L. (Z0090-Z0128). Known Z00900892 - Z01280093. Estimated Z00900001 - Z01282500
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa02r3 (A)	Marzo 23 2017	Z8	86,400?
N/L	Third interval. (Z0135-Z0143). Known Z01350130 - Z01436044. Estimated Z01350001 - Z01436400
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa02r2	Marzo 23 2017	Z8	544,500?
N/L	Second interval. Seen within serie P, maybe within M and N. (Z0180-Z0234). Known Z01800856 - Z02344177. Estimated Z01800001 - Z02344500
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa02r4	Marzo 23 2017	Z8	61,200?
N/L	Fourth interval. Seen within serie Q and R. (Z0360-Z0366). Known Z03606217 - Z03660870. Estimated Z03600001 - Z03661200
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa02r5	Marzo 23 2017	Z8	229,500?
N/L	Fifth interval. (Z045-Z0472). Known Z04503313 - Z04729113. Estimated Z04500001 - Z04729500
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa02r6	Marzo 23 2017	Z8	70,200?
N/L	Sixth interval. (Z0518-Z0524). Known Z05182038 - Z05249248. Estimated Z05180001 - Z05250200

Other pieces (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa01p	Agosto 18 2016	A8	-
N/L	Print proof. No Specimen stamp (not perfored)
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa01s	Agosto 18 2016	A8	1400?
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 0507 - 1801. Estimated 0501 - 1900
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa02p	Marzo 23 2017	A8	-
N/L	Print proof. No Specimen stamp (not perfored)
N/L	bbcv500bsf-aa02s	Marzo 23 2017	S8	100?
N/L	Stamped "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value». Numbered specimen. Known 1009 - 1020. Estimated 1001 - 1100

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