Banknotes from the Banco de Maracaibo : 100 Bolívares - Design A, Type C : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Obverse

Photo from piece bbdm100bs-acs. Photograph credits: PANA

Reverse

Photo from piece bbdm100bs-acs. Photograph credits: PANA

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbdm100bs-ac
Size: 87 x 190 mm.
Obverse: On the left, allegorical of a seated woman with a sailing ship at right and Coat of Arms at left. On the right, allegorical of a seated woman with a wheel. In the center,, the issuer name "BANCO DE MARACAIBO", "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA" and the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares». In each corner the denomination both value and words "100 / CIEN". In the background, the capitalization amount. On the bottom, the signatures zone and the denomination value "100" in each side. Above, the payment clause "Que se pagaran al portador en Maracaibo a su presentacion" (Payable to bearer in Maracaibo upon presentation). On the top, the date filling space "Maracaibo, _____ de 18__". Bellow of the issuer name, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL 800.000".
Reverse: Design in blue. In the center, the denomination value "100" within a guilloche.
Production information: March 1^st, 1889: 2640 pieces
Design variations in the obverse: From Design A, Type B, Changed capitalization amount from "320.000" to "800.000" and the date filling space.
Signatures: "Gerente" (Manager) and "Presidente de la Asamblea Delegataria" (President of the Delegated Assembly)

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Other pieces (2)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
S202	bbdm100bs-acp	No date	-	-	Detail
S202	Print proof
S202s	bbdm100bs-acs	No date	5	-	Detail
S202s	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).

Legend

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XX.XXX.XXX ?	Estimated amount, not confirmed	Entry	Deprecated piece
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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 1961-2014 (20th edition - 2014)

Recommended bibliography

Banknotes of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.

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