Banknotes from Banco de Venezuela : 500 Bolívares - Design D, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbdv500bs-da03-5. Photograph credits: Leonardo Ortega

Reverse

Photo from piece bbdv500bs-da03-5. Photograph credits: Leonardo Ortega

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbdv500bs-da
Obverse: Design in black over a background in blue. On the left, portrait of Simon Bolivar inside an oval from unknown author. Above, the date filling space "Caracas _____ 190__". On the right, the denomination value "500" within a guilloche. Below, "VALE POR", the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares». Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA" - "SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA". In each corner the denomination value "500". On the bottom, the signatures zone. Above, the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank». Below the date, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs. 24.000.000".
Reverse: Design in blue. 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 FEDERACION", on each side the denomination value "500". Above and below of the Coat of Arms the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA". In each corner the denomination value "500"
Production information: November 1934: 8000 pieces (serie 5, interval 38001 - 46000), March 1936: 12,000 pieces (serie 5, interval 46001 - 58000), August 1939: 10,000 pieces (serie 5, interval 58001 - 68000)
Design variations in the obverse: From Design C, Type D, changes the underprint design.
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 (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbdv500bs-da03-5	Julio 22 1935	5	-	Detail
S314a	bbdv500bs-da04-5	Septiembre 27 1935	5	-	Detail
S314a	bbdv500bs-da01-5	Octubre 26 1935	5	-	Detail
N/L	bbdv500bs-da02-5	Junio 16 1936	5	-	Detail
N/L	bbdv500bs-da05-5	Octubre 27 1939	5	-	Detail

Other pieces (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbdv500bs-dap	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbdv500bs-dap2	No date	5	-	Detail
N/L	Uncut sheet print proof. Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" in red (perfored).
S314s	bbdv500bs-das	No date	5	-	Detail
S314s	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" in red (perfored).

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
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 22 1935
Septiembre 27 1935
Octubre 26 1935
Junio 16 1936
Octubre 27 1939
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