Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 5 Bolívares Soberanos - Design A, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv5bss-aa01-d8: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 5 Bolívares Soberanos. Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie D8
Photograph credits: Juan Correia

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv5bss-aa01-d8: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 5 Bolívares Soberanos. Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie D8
Photograph credits: Juan Correia

Obverse (in front of light)

Photo from piece bbcv5bss-aa01-a8: Banknote from the Banco Central de Venezuela. 5 Bolívares Soberanos. Design A, Type A. Date Enero 15 2018. Serie A8
Photograph credits: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Piece bbcv5bss-aa01-a8 (Obverse, partial, in front of light)

Obverse (in front of light, partial)

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbcv5bss-aa
Size: 156mm x 69mm
General: Multicolor design with orange and violet 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 José Felix Ribas by Martín Tovar y Tovar, 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 Rancho Grande harlequin frog (Atelopus cruciger) with Henri Pittier National Park 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 "5" and the denomination in words "CINCO BOLÍVARES" «five Bolívares».
Some security elements: Security thread with "BCV", "BCV", "BCV" and "BCV" (in front of light); watermarks, invisible ink (ultraviolet) and see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
Signatures: "Presidente BCV" «President of BCV» and "Primer Vicepresidente BCV" «First vicepresident of BCV»

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Issues (7)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P102	bbcv5bss-aa01-a8	Enero 15 2018	A8	99,999,999?	Detail
P102	Known A00001003 - A99941855. Estimated A00000001 - A99999999
P102	bbcv5bss-aa01-b8	Enero 15 2018	B8	99,999,999?	Detail
P102	Known B00001101 - B99934050. Estimated B00000001 - B99999999
P102	bbcv5bss-aa01-c8	Enero 15 2018	C8	99,999,999?	Detail
P102	Known C00047898 - C99751610. Estimated C00000001 - C99999999
P102	bbcv5bss-aa01-d8	Enero 15 2018	D8	99,999,999?	Detail
P102	Known D00012685 - D99939037. Estimated D00000001 - D99999999
P102	bbcv5bss-aa01-e8	Enero 15 2018	E8	99,999,999?	Detail
P102	Known E00005732 - E99885684. Estimated E00000001 - E99999999
P102	bbcv5bss-aa01-f8	Enero 15 2018	F8	99,999,999?	Detail
P102	F00-F99. Known F00077001 - F99725048. Estimated F00000001 - F99999999
P102	bbcv5bss-aa01-g8	Enero 15 2018	G8	270,000?	Detail
P102	<=G0023. Known G00108617 - G00232092. Estimated G00000001 - G00270000

Replacement banknote (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv5bss-aa01r	Enero 15 2018	Z8	2,285,650?	Detail
N/L	First interval. (<=Z0228). Known Z00006143 - Z02285266. Estimated Z00000001 - Z02285650
N/L	bbcv5bss-aa01r2	Enero 15 2018	Z8	385,650?
N/L	Second interval. (Z0190-Z0228). Known Z01906017 - Z02285266. Estimated Z01900001 - Z02285650. Merged with bbcv5bss-aa01r
N/L	bbcv5bss-aa01r3	Enero 15 2018	Z8	124,200?	Detail
N/L	Third interval. (Z0300-Z0312). Known Z03000234 - Z03123715. Estimated Z03000001 - Z03124200

Other pieces (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbcv5bss-aa01p	Enero 15 2018	A8	45?	Detail
N/L	Print proof
N/L	bbcv5bss-aa01p2	Enero 15 2018	-	45?	Detail
N/L	Print proof
N/L	bbcv5bss-aa01p3	Enero 15 2018	-	45?	Detail
N/L	Print proof. Incomplete printing on the obverse. Missing Calcographic (intanglio) printing
N/L	bbcv5bss-aa01s	Enero 15 2018	A8	-	Detail
N/L	Stamped on both faces "MUESTRA SIN VALOR" «sample with no value» in red (not perfored). Numbered Specimen. Known 1107 - 1967

Legend

	Piece with photo	Entry	Piece
	Piece with recent updated photo	Entry	Unconfirmed piece
N/L	Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)	Entry	Piece added recently
XX.XXX.XXX ?	Estimated amount, not confirmed	Entry	Deprecated piece
		Entry	Piece with updated information
		Entry	Unverified piece
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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