Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  3. Banco de Venezuela
  4. Bolívar
  5. 20 Bolívares
  6. Design C
  7. Type D
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Banco Caracas Banco Central de Venezuela Banco Colonial Británico Banco Comercial Banco Comercial de Maracaibo Banco de Carabobo Banco de Carácas Banco de Londres y Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo Banco de Venezuela
Banco de Venezuela (first) Banco Mercantil y Agrícola Banco Nacional de Venezuela Banco Venezolano de Crédito Billete de Tesorería Compañía de Accionistas Compañía de Crédito Distrito Federal Estado de Guayana Estados Unidos de Venezuela
Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela
20 Bolívares 40 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares
Design A, Type A Design B, Type A Design B, Type B Design B, Type C Design B, Type D Design C, Type A Design C, Type B Design C, Type C Design C, Type D Design D, Type A
Obverse
Piece bbdv20bs-cdx-6 (Obverse)
Photo from piece bbdv20bs-cdx-6: Banknote from Banco de Venezuela. 20 Bolívares. Design C, Type D. Blurred date. Serie 6 digits
Photograph credits: Numisur
Reverse
Piece bbdv20bs-cdx-6 (Reverse)
Photo from piece bbdv20bs-cdx-6: Banknote from Banco de Venezuela. 20 Bolívares. Design C, Type D. Blurred date. Serie 6 digits
Photograph credits: Numisur
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdv20bs-cd
  • 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" and the capitalization amount of "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".
  • Design variations: From Design C, Type C, there is an overprint with the capitalization amount.
  • 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.
Issues (2)
SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
N/Lbbdv20bs-cdx-6 Entry with photoUnrecognized Date
6
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S291abbdv20bs-cd01-6 Entry without photo (V) Enero 29 1919
6
-
Legend
Piece information
No change
Unconfirmed (C)
Added recently (N)
Deprecated (E)
Updated (A)
Unverified (V)
In revision (R)

Entry without photo

Entry with photo

Entry with updated photo

Entry with incomplete photo

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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