Banknotes from the Banco de Maracaibo : 50 Bolívares - Design A, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbdm50bs-aas: Banknote from the Banco de Maracaibo. 50 Bolívares. Design A, Type A. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques

Reverse

Photo from piece bbdm50bs-aas: Banknote from the Banco de Maracaibo. 50 Bolívares. Design A, Type A. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbdm50bs-aa
Size: 188 x 87 mm (7.4 x 3.43 in.)
Obverse: Design in black over a background 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 "50" within a guilloche. On the bottom, the signatures zone. On the left,, allegorical of a standing man with the value in words "CINCUENTA" (FIFTY) below. On the right, Coat of Arms with the value in words "CINCUENTA" (FIFTY) below. In each corner the denomination value "50". Above, splitted in two parts, the denomination in words "CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES" «fifty Bolívares» and the payment clause "Que se pagaran al portador en Maracaibo a su presentacion" «Payable to bearer in Maracaibo upon presentation». On the upper right, the date filling space "____ de _______ de 188_". On the top, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL B 160.000".
Reverse: Design in green. On the left and on the right, the denomination value "50".
Production information: September 29^th, 1982: 1760 pieces
Signatures: "Gerente" «Manager» and "Presidente de la Asamblea Delegataria" «President of the Delegated Assembly»

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Other pieces (4)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
S191	bbdm50bs-aap	No date	-	-	Detail
S191	No Specimen stamp (perfored)
N/L	bbdm50bs-aap2	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbdm50bs-aap3	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbdm50bs-aas	No date	5	-	Detail
N/L	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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