Banknotes from Banco de Venezuela : 50 Bolívares - Design B, Type B : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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 B Design C, Type A

Obverse

Photo from piece bbdv50bs-bb03-6: Design B, Type B. Date Septiembre 27 1935. Serie 6 digits
Photograph credits: Maiker Carmona

Reverse

Photo from piece bbdv50bs-bb03-6: Design B, Type B. Date Septiembre 27 1935. Serie 6 digits
Photograph credits: Maiker Carmona

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbdv50bs-bb
Size: 177 x 75 mm (6.97 x 2.95 in.)
Obverse: On the right, allegorical of a seated woman. In the center, inside a circle the denomination value "50". On the left, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA" - "SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA", the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs 24.000.000.", "VALE POR", the denomination in words "CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES" «fifty Bolívares» and 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 corner and bottom corners the denomination value "50" inside a circle. In the upper right corner the face value "50 BOLIVARES". Above, of the issuer name, the date filling space "Caracas, ______ 19__".
Reverse: Orange 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 FEDERACION", on each side the denomination value "50" within a guilloche. on each side Coat of Arms the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA".
Production information: November 1926: 100,000 pieces (serie 5 and 6, interval 44001 - 99999 and 100000 - 144000), November 1934: 100,000 pieces (serie 6, interval 144001 - 244000), March 1936: 60,000 pieces (serie 6, interval 244001 - 304000), December 1936: 60,000 pieces (serie 6, interval 304001 - 364000), August 1939: 46,000 pieces (serie 6, interval 364001 - 410000)
Design variations in the obverse: From Design C, Type A, in the signature zone, there was added a security background with guilloche patterns.
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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	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 (26)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbdv50bs-bbx-5	Unrecognized Date	5	-
N/L	bbdv50bs-bbx-6	Unrecognized Date	6	-
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb02-6	Noviembre 14 1930	6	-
N/L	Known 109612 - 111904
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb12-6	Enero 17 1931	6	-
N/L	Known 139071 - ???
S312a	bbdv50bs-bb03-6	Septiembre 27 1935	6	-
S312a	Known 149414 - ???
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb09-6	Octubre 15 1935	6	-
N/L	Known 156054 - 159136
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb13-6	Octubre 30 1935	6	-
N/L	Known 166853 - 168760
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb16-6	Noviembre 30 1935	6	-
N/L	Known 170288 - ???
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb08-6	Enero 31 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 174249 - 181497
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb15-6	Febrero 28 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 182817 - 187635
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb10-6	Marzo 13 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 200302 - 207655
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb14-6	Marzo 30 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 208542 - 215710
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb01-6	Abril 21 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 218387 - 235149
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb20-6	Abril 28 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 238768 - 241018
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb17-6	Julio 30 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 251195 - 254060
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb21-6	Agosto 26 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 256991 - ???
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb11-6	Septiembre 14 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 258089 - 270874
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb07-6	Septiembre 18 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 274006 - ???
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb19-6	Septiembre 29 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 282737 - ???
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb06-6	Octubre 27 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 292398 - 300653
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb05-6	Agosto 20 1938	6	-
N/L	Known 305468 - 308705
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb18-6	Abril 28 1939	6	-
N/L	Known 319164 - ???
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb22-6	Junio 28 1939	6	-
N/L	Known 334862 - ???
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb23-6	Septiembre 14 1939	6	-
N/L	Known 343448 - ???
S312a	bbdv50bs-bb04-6	Septiembre 26 1939	6	-
S312a	Known 352031 - ???
N/L	bbdv50bs-bb24-6 (N)	Octubre 27 1939	6	-
N/L	Known 373363 - ???

Other pieces (3)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbdv50bs-bbp	No date	-	-
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbdv50bs-bbp2	No date	-	-
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S312s	bbdv50bs-bbs	No date	5	-
S312s	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" in red (perfored).

Legend

Piece information

No change

Unconfirmed (C)

Added recently (N)

Deprecated (E)

Updated (A)

Unverified (V)

In revision (R)

Unconfirmed: Referenced piece that it's not confirmed the existence.
Added recently: Piece added since 26 July, 2023
Deprecated: Piece deleted and no longer valid.
Updated: Piece updated since 26 July, 2023
Unverified: Piece that should exists but no verified piece is known.
In revision: Catalogued piece that is under revision.

Entry without photo

Entry with photo

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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)

Recommended bibliography

Banknotes of Venezuela by Richard Rosenman.
Latin American Bank Note Records by Ricardo Magan.