Banknotes from the Banco de Maracaibo : 20 Bolívares - Design A, Type B : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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• Identification Code: bbdm20bs-ab
• Size: 188 x 87 mm (7.4 x 3.43 in.)
• Obverse: Design in black over a background in yellow. In the center, allegorical of a seated woman on the seashore with suitcases far away from a ship. Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE MARACAIBO" - "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On each side, the denomination value "20" within a guilloche. Below, the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares». On the left, allegorical of a sailing ship with the denomination value "20" within a guilloche above. On the bottom, the signatures zone. Above, the payment clause "Que se pagaran al portador en Maracaibo a su presentacion" «Payable to bearer in Maracaibo upon presentation». On the right, Coat of Arms. Above, the date filling space "_____ de 188__" and the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL 320.000".
• Reverse: Design in yellow. On the left and on the right, the denomination value "20".
• Production information: February 1885: 11,000 pieces
• Design variations in the obverse: From Design A, Type A, changes the legend of the capitalization amount.
• Signatures: "Gerente" «Manager» and "Presidente de la Asamblea Delegataria" «President of the Delegated Assembly»

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Due to the absence of official information on the banknotes issuance made by private and public entities before the creation of the Central Bank of Venezuela, the list includes known pieces or pieces referenced in a bibliography.

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
	Note
S195	bbdm20bs-abp	No date	-	-	Detail
	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbdm20bs-abp2	No date	-	-	Detail
	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S195s	bbdm20bs-abs	No date	5	-	Detail
	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).

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N/L Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)

XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed

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)

• Banknotes of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.
• Latin American Bank Note Records by Ricardo Magan.