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

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbdv20bs-ca03-6. Photograph credits: Numisur

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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Issues (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbdv20bs-ca02-6	Julio 15 1925	6	-	Detail
N/L	bbdv20bs-ca03-6	Septiembre 30 1925	6	-	Detail
S301a	bbdv20bs-ca01-6	Octubre 27 1926	6	-	Detail

Other pieces (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbdv20bs-cap	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbdv20bs-cap2	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S301s	bbdv20bs-cas	No date	-	-	Detail
S301s	No Specimen stamp
S301s	bbdv20bs-cas2	No date	6	-	Detail
S301s	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).
N/L	bbdv20bs-cax-6	Unrecognized Date	-	-	Detail

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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Julio 15 1925
Septiembre 30 1925
Octubre 27 1926
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