Banknotes from Banco de Venezuela : 40 Bolívares - Design A, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Photographic reference
Obverse
Reverse
Characteristics
- Identification Code: bbdv40bs-aa
- Size: 175 x 76 mm (6.89 x 2.99 in.)
- Obverse: On the left, portrait of Simon Bolivar inside an oval from unknown author. On the right, allegorical of a cowboy roping cattle. In the center, the denomination value "40" within a guilloche. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA", "Sociedad Anónima". Below, the date filling space "Caracas, ______ de 18__" and the legend of the capitalization amount "Capital B/8.000.000.". Below the main theme, the denomination in words "Vale por Cuarenta Bolivares" with the payment clause "que se pagarán al portador en Carácas á la presentacion" (payable to bearer in Caracas upon presentation). In the upper right corner and bottom corners, the denomination value "40" within a guilloche.
- Reverse: Dark green guilloche background. At left, inside a circle, Coat of Arms with the motto "INDEPENDENCIA", "LIBERTAD", "5 DE JULIO 1811", "28 DE MARZO 1864" and "DIOS Y FEDERACION". At right, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA". In each corner the denomination value "40".
- Production information: July 3rd, 1890: 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»
Other pieces (3)
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Piece Code |
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S262p | bbdv40bs-aap |
No date
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Obverse only print proof over a cardboard. |
N/L | bbdv40bs-aap2 |
No date
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Reverse only print proof over a cardboard. |
S262s | bbdv40bs-aas |
No date
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5 | - | Detail  |
Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored). |
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Piece with recent updated photo |
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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 |
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Deprecated piece |
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Piece with updated information |
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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 1961-2019 (25th edition - 2019) |
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