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

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbdm400bs-abs. Photograph credits: PANA

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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Issues (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
S222a	bbdm400bs-ab01-f4	Enero 01 1917	F4	-	Detail
S222a	Known F0154 - F0455. Signers: Clodomiro Rodriguez, José Antonio Parra Chacín

Other pieces (6)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
S222p	bbdm400bs-abp	No date	-	-	Detail
S222p	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbdm400bs-abp2	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbdm400bs-abp3	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Obverse only print proof. Progresive print proof
S222s	bbdm400bs-abs	No date	F5	-	Detail
S222s	Stamped "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).
S222s	bbdm400bs-abs2	No date	F5	-	Detail
S222s	Stamped "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored). Additional serie number
N/L	bbdm400bs-abs3	No date	F4	-	Detail
N/L	No Specimen stamp

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.

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Enero 01 1917
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