Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 50 Bolívares Fuertes : Diciembre 19 2008 : Design A, Type B

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Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela

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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

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv50bsf-ab01s: Design A, Type B. Date Diciembre 19 2008. Serie E8. Specimen banknote
Photograph credits: Ramón Nuñez ✝

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv50bsf-ab01s: Design A, Type B. Date Diciembre 19 2008. Serie E8. Specimen banknote
Photograph credits: Ramón Nuñez ✝

Characteristics

Date: Diciembre 19 2008
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with green and yellow as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "50", the denomination in words "CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES" «fifty 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 Simón Rodríguez, that seems that it was painted by Juan Agustín Guerrero with the denomination value "50" 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 Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatos) with Santo Cristo Lagoon 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 "50" and the denomination in words "CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES" «fifty Bolívares».
Some security elements: Diving security thread in 5 windows, with "BCV 50", "BCV 50", "BCV 50" and "BCV 50" (normal view and in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse "50" on the top with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) and latent image "50" on the bottom.
Watermark: Portrait of Simón Rodríguez and the denomination value "50".
Signatures: "Presidente (E) BCV" «Acting president of BCV» and "Director BCV" «Director of BCV»

Issues (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv50bsf-ab01-e8	Diciembre 19 2008	E8	90,000,000?
N/L	Known E00002492 - E89999558. Estimated E00000001 - E90000000
N/L	bbcv50bsf-ab01-f8	Diciembre 19 2008	F8	90,000,000?
N/L	Known F00003247 - F89999959. Estimated F00000001 - F90000000

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv50bsf-ab01r	Diciembre 19 2008	Z8	114,750?
N/L	(Z0513-Z052). Known Z05130662 - Z05244118. Estimated Z05130001 - Z05244750

Known errors pieces (6)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv50bsf-ab01-e8,e	Diciembre 19 2008	E8	-
N/L	Error. Ink failure in the Calcographic (intanglio) printing on the obverse
N/L	bbcv50bsf-ab01-e8,e2	Diciembre 19 2008	E8	90?
N/L	Error. Print over inverted and incorrect paper side
N/L	bbcv50bsf-ab01-e8,e3	Diciembre 19 2008	E8	-
N/L	Error. Thin security thread
N/L	bbcv50bsf-ab01-e8,e4	Diciembre 19 2008	E8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to obstruction to the paper
N/L	bbcv50bsf-ab01-f8,e	Diciembre 19 2008	F8	-
N/L	Error. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Partial Calcographic (intanglio) printing due to folding. Cut failure
N/L	bbcv50bsf-ab01-f8,e2	Diciembre 19 2008	F8	-
N/L	Error. Calcographic (intanglio) printing transfer of the obverse over the reverse

Other pieces (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv50bsf-ab01s	Diciembre 19 2008	E8	1000?
N/L	Stamped on the obverse "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered specimen. Known 0010 - 0990. Estimated 0001 - 1000

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