Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 5 Bolívares Fuertes : Mayo 24 2007 : Design A, Type A

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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

Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

Marzo 20 2007 Mayo 24 2007 Septiembre 03 2009 Febrero 03 2011 Octubre 29 2013 Agosto 19 2014

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv5bsf-aa02-f8: Design A, Type A. Date Mayo 24 2007. Serie F8
Photograph credits: Alexis Hernández

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv5bsf-aa02-f8: Design A, Type A. Date Mayo 24 2007. Serie F8
Photograph credits: Alexis Hernández

Characteristics

Date: Mayo 24 2007
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 5D
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
General: Multicolor design with orange as predominant colors.
Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "5", the denomination in words "CINCO BOLÍVARES" «five 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 Pedro Camejo (Negro Primero) based on a brozen bust done in 1930 by Antonio Rodríguez del Villar and it's located in Monument to Carabobo, with the denomination value "5" 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 Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus). 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 "5" and the denomination in words "CINCO BOLÍVARES" «five Bolívares».
Some security elements: Security thread with "BCV 5", "BCV 5", "BCV 5" and "BCV 5" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "5" on the bottom.
Watermark: Portrait of Pedro Camejo and the denomination value "5".
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

Issues (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P89b	bbcv5bsf-aa02-f8	Mayo 24 2007	F8	90,000,000?
P89b	Known F00001715 - F89986968. Estimated F00000001 - F90000000
P89b	bbcv5bsf-aa02-g8	Mayo 24 2007	G8	55,008,000?
P89b	Known G00000031 - G55006381. Estimated G00000001 - G55008000

Replacement banknote (1)

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SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa02r	Mayo 24 2007	Z8	189,000?
N/L	(Z0500-Z0518). Known Z05000101 - Z05187442. Estimated Z05000001 - Z05189000

Known errors pieces (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa02-f8,e	Mayo 24 2007	F8	-
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced vertical offset cut position by early paper handling
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa02-g8,e	Mayo 24 2007	G8	45?
N/L	Error. Displaced horizontal printing on reverse. Displaced Calcographic (intanglio) printing.
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa02-g8,e2	Mayo 24 2007	G8	4?
N/L	Error. Cut failure. Displaced horizontal offset cut position toward the right
N/L	bbcv5bsf-aa02-g8,e3	Mayo 24 2007	G8	-
N/L	Error. Incorrect serial number. Duplicated serial number

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