Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
Cheng's Numismatic .
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Obverse
Piece bbdv20bs-ccx-6 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: JAG
Reverse
Piece bbdv20bs-ccx-6 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: JAG
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Characteristics from Design C, Type C
  • Identification Code: bbdv20bs-cc
  • Size: 174 x 75 mm (6.85 x 2.95 in.)
  • 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 "QUE SE PAGARAN AL PORTADOR A LA PRESENTACION". On the upper left, the the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs. 12.000.000". There is an overprint with the payment clause "PAGADEROS EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO".
  • 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".
  • Design variations: From Design C, Type B, with "CARACAS" black out in the payment clause.
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdv20bs-ccx-6
  • Date: Unrecognized Date
  • Serie: 6. 6 digits
  • Amount: Unknown. 1 known piece. (based on reports and researches. Not conclusive about amount of surviving pieces)
  • Printer: American Bank Note Co.
  • Known pieces or cases: 160532
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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.
Signatures
  • Por el Banco de Venezuela «p.p. Banco de Venezuela»: Unknown
  • Por el Banco de Venezuela «p.p. Banco de Venezuela»: Unknown
  • El Secretario «The secretary»: Unknown
Identification in other catalogs
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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