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Obverse
Piece bbdm20bs-abs (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques
Reverse
Piece bbdm20bs-abs (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques
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Characteristics from Design A, Type B
  • 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.
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdm20bs-abs
  • Piece type: Specimen banknote without date
  • Date: No date
  • Serie: 5. 5 zeroes or digits
  • Amount: Unknown.
  • Printer: American Bank Note Co.
  • Note: Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).
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Warning
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Signatures
  • Gerente «Manager»: No signature
  • Presidente de la Asamblea Delegataria «President of the Delegated Assembly»: No signature
Identification in other catalogs
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): S195s
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)
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