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Banknotes from the Banco de Maracaibo : 400 Bolívares - Design A, Type B : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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  3. Banco de Maracaibo
  4. Bolívar
  5. 400 Bolívares
  6. Design A
  7. Type B

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Piece bbdm400bs-abs (Obverse)
Photo from piece bbdm400bs-abs. Photograph credits: PANA

Reverse

Piece bbdm400bs-abs (Reverse)
Photo from piece bbdm400bs-abs. Photograph credits: PANA

Characteristics

  • Identification Code: bbdm400bs-ab
  • Size: 88 x 186 mm.
  • Obverse: Design in black over a background in yellow. In the center, portrait of an unknown woman. with the denomination value "400" below within a guilloche. Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE MARACAIBO" - "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On each side, the denomination value "400" within a guilloche. On the left, allegorical of a standing woman holding a book. On the bottom left, Coat of Arms. In upper corners the denomination value "400" within a guilloche. On the bottom, the signatures zone. Above, splitted in two parts, the denomination in words "CUATROCIENTOS BOLIVARES" and Payment clause "Que se pagaran al portador a su presentacion en las oficinas del banco" (Payable to bearer in the office of the bank). On the upper right, the date filling space "____ de 19__".
  • Reverse: Design in yellow. In the center, the denomination value "400" within a guilloche
  • Production information: August 1916: 1050 pieces (serie 4, interval 0001 - 1050)
  • Design variations in the obverse: From Design A, Type A, changes the date filling space.
  • Signatures: "Gerente" «Manager» and "Segundo Director Principal" «2nd principal»

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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.

Issues (1)

SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
S222abbdm400bs-ab01-f4 Enero 01 1917
F4
-
Detail x
Known F0154 - F0455. Signers: Clodomiro Rodriguez, José Antonio Parra Chacín

Other pieces (6)

SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
S222pbbdm400bs-abp No date
-
-
Detail x
Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/Lbbdm400bs-abp2 No date
-
-
Detail x
Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/Lbbdm400bs-abp3 No date
-
-
Detail x
Obverse only print proof. Progresive print proof
S222sbbdm400bs-abs No date
F5
-
Detail x
Stamped "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).
S222sbbdm400bs-abs2 No date
F5
-
Detail x
Stamped "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored). Additional serie number
N/Lbbdm400bs-abs3 No date
F4
-
Detail x
No Specimen stamp

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N/L
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XX.XXX.XXX ?
 Estimated amount, not confirmed
Entry
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Entry
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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 1961-2019 (25th edition - 2019)

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