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

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbdm20bs-abs: Banknote from the Banco de Maracaibo. 20 Bolívares. Design A, Type B. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques

Reverse

Photo from piece bbdm20bs-abs: Banknote from the Banco de Maracaibo. 20 Bolívares. Design A, Type B. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques

Characteristics

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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Other pieces (3)

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

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

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