Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 50 Bolívares - Design E, Type B : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Banco Caracas Banco Central de Venezuela Banco Colonial Británico Banco Comercial Banco Comercial de Maracaibo Banco de Carabobo Banco de Carácas Banco de Londres y Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo Banco de Venezuela

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 A, Type B Design B, Type A Design C, Type A Design D, Type A Design E, Type A Design E, Type B Design E, Type C Design E, Type D Design E, Type E Design F, Type A

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv50bs-eb01-s7: Design E, Type B. Date Diciembre 10 1985. Serie S7
Photograph credits: Librería Cultural

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv50bs-eb01-s7: Design E, Type B. Date Diciembre 10 1985. Serie S7
Photograph credits: Librería Cultural

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv50bs-eb01-n7: Design E, Type B. Date Diciembre 10 1985. Serie N7

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv50bs-eb01-n7: Design E, Type B. Date Diciembre 10 1985. Serie N7

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv50bs-eb
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 50H
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Design in violet, orange and black. In the center, Palacio de las Academias. On the right, Andrés Bello. On the left, watermarks zone. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela», the denomination in words "CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES" «fifty Bolívares» and the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank». In upper corners and bottom left corner the denomination value "50". In the bottom, over a black security background, two value "50".
Reverse: Design in orange. In the center, "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the left, Coat of Arms. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom, the denomination in words "CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES" «fifty Bolívares». In each corner the denomination value "50".
Design variations in the obverse: The design is similar to Design E, Type A, with the removal of the word "CARACAS" and variations in ornaments and engravements.
Design variations in the reverse: The design is similar to Design E, Type A with the removal of the printer name.
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»

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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 (13)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P65a	bbcv50bs-eb01-n7	Diciembre 10 1985	N7	7,000,000
P65a	bbcv50bs-eb01-p7	Diciembre 10 1985	P7	9,000,000
P65a	bbcv50bs-eb01-q7	Diciembre 10 1985	Q7	9,000,000
P65a	bbcv50bs-eb01-r7	Diciembre 10 1985	R7	9,000,000
P65a	bbcv50bs-eb01-s7	Diciembre 10 1985	S7	6,000,000
P65b	bbcv50bs-eb02-s8	Noviembre 03 1988	S8	3,000,000
P65b	bbcv50bs-eb02-t8	Noviembre 03 1988	T8	9,000,000
P65b	bbcv50bs-eb02-u8	Noviembre 03 1988	U8	9,000,000
P65b	bbcv50bs-eb02-v8	Noviembre 03 1988	V8	9,000,000
P65b	bbcv50bs-eb02-x8	Noviembre 03 1988	X8	9,000,000
P65b	bbcv50bs-eb02-y8	Noviembre 03 1988	Y8	9,000,000
P65b	bbcv50bs-eb02-z8	Noviembre 03 1988	Z8	9,000,000
P65b	bbcv50bs-eb02-a8	Noviembre 03 1988	A8	3,000,000

Other pieces (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P65s	bbcv50bs-eb01s	Diciembre 10 1985	N7	-
P65s	No Specimen stamp (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen
P65s	bbcv50bs-eb01s2	Diciembre 10 1985	N7	-
P65s	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in black (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen
N/L	bbcv50bs-eb01s3	Diciembre 10 1985	S7	-
N/L	No Specimen stamp. Unnumbered specimen
N/L	bbcv50bs-eb02s	Noviembre 03 1988	S8	-
N/L	No Specimen stamp (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen
N/L	bbcv50bs-eb02s2	Noviembre 03 1988	S8	-
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in black (not perfored). Unnumbered specimen

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

XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed

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.