Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 500 Bolívares Soberanos - Design A, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bss-aa02r: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 500 Bolívares Soberanos. Design A, Type A. Date Mayo 18 2018. Serie Z8. Replacement banknote
Photograph credits: Darío Silva

Reverse

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv500bss-aa02-e8: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 500 Bolívares Soberanos. Design A, Type A. Date Mayo 18 2018. Serie E8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Piece bbcv500bss-aa02-e8 (Obverse, partial, in front of light)

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Obverse (under ultraviolet light, partial)

Piece bbcv500bss-aa02-e8 (Obverse, partial, under ultraviolet light)

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv500bss-aa
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with orcher 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 Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch with the denomination value "500" below. 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 Venezuelan troupial (Icterus icterus) with Macarao National Park. 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: Shiny security thread, diving holographic security thread in 4 windows with "BCV", "BCV", "BCV" and "BCV" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
Variations: From Design A, Type B, the security thread is shiny, there is variations in "BCV" in the security thread in front of a light and in ultraviolet light, and there is variations in the portrait of the watermark.
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

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Issues (9)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P108a	bbcv500bss-aa01-a8	Enero 15 2018	A8	54,000,000?	Detail
P108a	A000-A536. Known A00001003 - A53883296. Estimated A00000001 - A54000000
P108b	bbcv500bss-aa02-a8	Mayo 18 2018	A8	46,034,999?	Detail
P108b	Shiny security thread (A54-A99). Known A54008448 - A99899917. Estimated A53965001 - A99999999
P108b	bbcv500bss-aa02-b8	Mayo 18 2018	B8	99,999,999?	Detail
P108b	Shiny security thread (B00-B99). Known B00322397 - B99905158. Estimated B00000001 - B99999999
P108b	bbcv500bss-aa02-c8	Mayo 18 2018	C8	99,999,999?	Detail
P108b	Shiny security thread (C00-C99). Known C00000001 - C99928671. Estimated C00000001 - C99999999
P108b	bbcv500bss-aa02-d8	Mayo 18 2018	D8	99,999,999?	Detail
P108b	Shiny security thread (D00-D99). Known D00000001 - D99929796. Estimated D00000001 - D99999999
P108b	bbcv500bss-aa02-e8	Mayo 18 2018	E8	4,095,000?	Detail
P108b	Shiny security thread (E00-E040). Known E00000830 - E04065655. Estimated E00000001 - E04095000
P108a	bbcv500bss-aa01-f8	Enero 15 2018	F8	45,674,999?	Detail
P108a	F54-F99. Known F54357295 - F99948004. Estimated F54325001 - F99999999
P108a	bbcv500bss-aa01-g8	Enero 15 2018	G8	99,999,999?	Detail
P108a	G00-G99. Known G00000305 - G99905621. Estimated G00000001 - G99999999
P108a	bbcv500bss-aa01-h8	Enero 15 2018	H8	36,900,000?	Detail
P108a	H00-H36. Known H00000033 - H36842994. Estimated H00000001 - H36900000

Replacement banknote (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv500bss-aa01r	Enero 15 2018	Z8	5400?	Detail
N/L	First interval. (Z000000-Z000052). Known Z00000001 - Z00005210. Estimated Z00000001 - Z00005400
N/L	bbcv500bss-aa02r	Mayo 18 2018	Z8	553,500?	Detail
N/L	First interval (Z0055-Z0110). Known Z00553032 - Z01103178. Estimated Z00550001 - Z01103500
N/L	bbcv500bss-aa01r2	Enero 15 2018	Z8	34,200?	Detail
N/L	Second interval. (Z05539-Z05564). Known Z05539090 - Z05564075. Estimated Z05530001 - Z05564200

Other pieces (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv500bss-aa02p	Mayo 18 2018	F8	45?	Detail
N/L	Print proof
N/L	bbcv500bss-aa02p2	Mayo 18 2018	-	45?	Detail
N/L	Print proof
N/L	bbcv500bss-aa02p3	Mayo 18 2018	-	45?	Detail
N/L	Print proof. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv500bss-aa02s	Mayo 18 2018	B8	-	Detail
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered Specimen. Known 1169 - 1967

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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 1961-2019 (25th edition - 2019)

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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Issues
Enero 15 2018
Mayo 18 2018
Enero 15 2018
Replacement banknote
Enero 15 2018
Mayo 18 2018
Enero 15 2018
Other pieces
Mayo 18 2018

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