Banknotes from Banco de Venezuela : 100 Bolívares - Design B, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbdv100bs-bas. Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Reverse

Photo from piece bbdv100bs-bas. Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbdv100bs-ba
Obverse: In the center, the denomination value "100" surrounded by the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA" - "SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA". 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). On each side, representación de una mujer. On the top, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL" - "B/15.000.000". In each corner the denomination value "100" within a guilloche. On the bottom, the signatures zone. In the bottom border, the denomination both value and words "100 / CIEN" repeated several times. On the right, the date filling space "___ 189_".
Reverse: Orange 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: May 1897: 15,000 pieces (serie 5, interval 00001 - 15000)
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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Other pieces (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbdv100bs-bap	No date	5	-	Detail
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbdv100bs-bap2	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S273s2	bbdv100bs-bas	No date	5	-	Detail
S273s2	Stamped on the obverse "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 1961-2014 (20th edition - 2014)

Recommended bibliography

Banknotes of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.

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