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Banknotes from Banco de Venezuela : 20 Bolívares - Design C, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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  6. Design C
  7. Type A

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Piece bbdv20bs-ca03-6 (Obverse)
Photo from piece bbdv20bs-ca03-6. Photograph credits: Numisur

Reverse

Piece bbdv20bs-ca03-6 (Reverse)
Photo from piece bbdv20bs-ca03-6. Photograph credits: Numisur

Characteristics

  • Identification Code: bbdv20bs-ca
  • Size: 75 x 174 mm
  • Obverse: In the center, a cowboy riding a horse alongside the cattle. Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA" - "SOCIEDAD ANONIMA", and a rosette with the denomination value "20" each side, and below the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares». On the upper right, the date "CARACAS, ______". Below the payment clause, the signatures. Below the denomination in words, the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank». On the upper left, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs. 24.000.000".
  • Reverse: Green 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 FEDon", on each side the denomination value "20" within a rosette each side. Above and below the Coat of Arms the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA".
  • Production information: June 1924: 250,000 pieces (serie 6, interval 300001 - 550000)
  • Signatures: "Por el Banco de Venezuela" «p.p. Banco de Venezuela» and "Por el Banco de Venezuela" «p.p. Banco de Venezuela»

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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.

Issues (4)

SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
N/Lbbdv20bs-ca02-6 Julio 15 1925
6
-
Detail x
Known 317722 - 321010
N/Lbbdv20bs-ca03-6 Septiembre 30 1925
6
-
Detail x
Known 345404 - ???
S301abbdv20bs-ca01-6 Octubre 27 1926
6
-
Detail x
Known 350482 - ???
N/Lbbdv20bs-ca04-6 Abril 18 1928
6
-
Detail x
Known 513844 - ???

Other pieces (5)

SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
N/Lbbdv20bs-cap No date
-
-
Detail x
Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/Lbbdv20bs-cap2 No date
-
-
Detail x
Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S301sbbdv20bs-cas No date
-
-
Detail x
No Specimen stamp
S301sbbdv20bs-cas2 No date
6
-
Detail x
Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).
N/Lbbdv20bs-cax-6 Unrecognized Date
-
-
Detail x

Legend

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N/L
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XX.XXX.XXX ?
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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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