Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbdv100bs-aas (Obverse)
Photo from piece bbdv100bs-aas: Design A, Type A. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Richard Rosenman: Billetes de Venezuela
Reverse
Piece bbdv100bs-aas (Reverse)
Photo from piece bbdv100bs-aas: Design A, Type A. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Richard Rosenman: Billetes de Venezuela
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdv100bs-aa
  • Size: 175 x 76 mm (6.89 x 2.99 in.)
  • Obverse: In the center, allegorical of a cherub over a sea with a ship nearby. Below, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares» and the payment clause "que se pagarán al portador en Carácas á la presentacion" «payable to bearer in Caracas upon presentation». Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA" - "SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA". On the left, allegorical of the goddess Athena (Minerva in Rome) with the denomination value "100" within a guilloche with. On the right, portrait of Simon Bolivar inside an oval from unknown author. Above, the date filling space "___ de 18__" and the legend of the capitalization amount "B/8.000.000". On the right corners the denomination value "100". On the left corners the denomination both value and words "100 / CIEN". In the bottom border, the denomination both value and words "100 / CIEN". On the bottom, the signatures zone with the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares» as background repeated several times.
  • Reverse: Red background pattern. In the center, inside a circle Coat of Arms with the motto "INDEPENDENCIA", "LIBERTAD", "5 DE JULIO 1811", "28 DE MARZO 1864" and "DIOS Y FEDERACION", on each side the denomination value "100". Above and below of the Coat of Arms the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA".
  • Production information: July 1890: 15,000 pieces (serie 5, interval 00001 - 15000), February 1891: 5000 pieces (serie 5, interval 15001 - 20000)
  • Signatures: "Por el Banco de Venezuela" «p.p. Banco de Venezuela», "Por el Banco de Venezuela" «p.p. Banco de Venezuela» and "El Secretario" «The secretary»
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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.
SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
S263pbbdv100bs-aap Entry with photoNo date
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Obverse only print proof over a cardboard. (perfored)
N/Lbbdv100bs-aap2 Entry with photoNo date
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Obverse only print proof. Progresive print proof
N/Lbbdv100bs-aap3 Entry with photoNo date
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Reverse only print proof
S263sbbdv100bs-aas Entry with photoNo date
5
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Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).
Legend
Piece information
No change
Unconfirmed (C)
Added recently (N)
Deprecated (E)
Updated (A)
Unverified (V)
In revision (R)
  • Unconfirmed: Referenced piece that it's not confirmed the existence.
  • Added recently: Piece added since 8 September, 2024
  • Deprecated: Piece deleted and no longer valid.
  • Updated: Piece updated since 8 September, 2024
  • Unverified: Piece that should exists but no verified piece is known.
  • In revision: Catalogued piece that is under revision.

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N/L Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)
XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed
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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