Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbdm40bs-acp3 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries
Obverse
Piece bbdm40bs-acp3 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries
Back
bbdm40bs-acp3_b-n-c-1.jpg
Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries
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bbdm40bs-acp3_b-n-c-2.jpg
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Characteristics from Design A, Type C
  • Identification Code: bbdm40bs-ac
  • Size: 186 x 87 mm (7.32 x 3.43 in.)
  • Obverse: Design in green. In the center, allegorical of a woman emptying a pot. Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE MARACAIBO" - "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On each side, the denomination value "40" within a guilloche. On the bottom, the signatures zone. On the left,, allegorical of a standing man with the value in words "CUARENTA" (FORTY) below. On the right, Coat of Arms with the value in words "CUARENTA" (FORTY) below. On the top, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL B 1.250.000". In each corner the denomination value "40". Above, splitted in two parts, the denomination in words "CUARENTA BOLIVARES" and the 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 _______ de 19__".
  • Reverse: Design in green. In each corner the denomination value "40".
  • Production information: August 1916: 10,500 pieces
  • Design variations in the obverse: From Design A, Type B, changes the payment clause.
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdm40bs-acp3
  • Date: No date
  • Serie: No serial number
  • Amount: Unknown.
  • Printer: American Bank Note Co.
  • Note: Obverse only print proof. Progresive print proof
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Warning
- 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.
Signatures
  • Gerente «Manager»: No signature
  • Segundo Director Principal «2nd principal»: No signature
Identification in other catalogs
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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