Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbcv5bs-bb01-u7 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Megaser Inversiones
Reverse
Piece bbcv5bs-bb01-u7 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Megaser Inversiones
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Characteristics from Design B, Type B
  • Identification Code: bbcv5bs-bb
  • Identification by Sergio Sucre: 5C
  • Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
  • Obverse: Design in red. On the left, portrait of Simon Bolivar by José Gil de Castro done in Lima, Perú, in the year 1825. On the right, portrait of Francisco de Miranda by L. Downey. In each corner, the denomination value "5". On the bottom, the denomination in words "CINCO BOLÍVARES" «five Bolívares» and payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank». On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela».
  • Reverse: Design in red. In the center, Panteón Nacional. On the left, Coat of Arms. On the right, the denomination value "5" within a guilloche. In each corner, the denomination value "5". On the bottom, the denomination in words. On the top, the issuer name.
  • Circulation note: Theses banknotes were issued in emergency to solve the shortage of coins during 1988-1989, as a consequence of illegal funding to obtain nickel due to the high price of this metal in comparison to it's face value. The banknotes that are part of these issues are 1 Bolívar, 2 Bolívares and 5 Bolívares (Design B, type B).
  • Design variations in the obverse: From Design B, Type A, changes with the removal of the word "CARACAS"
  • Design variations in the reverse: From Design B, Type A, changes with the removal of the word "CARACAS" and with the removal of the printer name..
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcv5bs-bb01-u7
  • Piece type: Normal issued banknote
  • Date: Septiembre 21 1989
  • Serie: U7. Prefix U followed by 7 digits
  • Amount: 3,999,999.
  • Printer: Thomas de la Rue Limited
  • Serial interval: U6000001 - U9999999. Known U6003395 - U9991481
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Fancy serial numbers
The special serial number is described in Fancy serial number.
  • Amount of low or high serials: 2089 (all), 1112 (Level 1), 668 (Level 2), 263 (Level 3) and 46 (Level 4)
  • Amount of bookend serial number: 40,000 (2 digits), 4,000 (3 digits)
  • Amount of ladder serial number: 0 (circular), 256 (non-circular)
  • Amount of many repeated digits in-a-row serial number: 972 (5 digits), 71 (6 digits)
  • Amount of many repeated digits of-a-kind serial number: 6,804 (5 digits), 251 (6 digits)
  • Amount of serial number with unique digits: 2,267 (2 digits-binary), 86,688 (3 digits-ternary)
  • Amount of radar serial number: 4,000
  • Amount of rotator serial number: 96
  • Amount of solid serial number: 4
Signatures
  • Presidente «President»: Pedro Tinoco
  • Primer Vice presidente «First Vicepresident»: José Vicente Rodríguez Aznar
Identification in other catalogs
  • Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: bcv5c/8909/23/u/7d
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P70a
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)
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