Banknotes from Banco Mercantil y Agrícola : 20 Bolívares - Design A, Type A : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Photo from piece bbma20bs-aau. Photograph credits: Ebay: cgob_eastsetauket

Reverse

Photo from piece bbma20bs-aau. Photograph credits: Ebay: cgob_eastsetauket

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbma20bs-aa
Size: 69 x 170 mm.
Obverse: Design in green. In the center, allegorical of a seaport with ships and a train with the denomination value "20" within a guilloche on each side. Above, the issuer name "BANCO MERCANTIL Y AGRICOLA", "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA" the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs.8.000.000". Below, the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares». In the bottom border, the payment clause "QUE SE PAGARÁN AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO A PRESENTACIÓN, EN DINERO EFECTIVO" (will pay to the bearer in the office of the bank upon presentation, in cash). In each corner the denomination value "20" within a guilloche.
Reverse: Design in green. In the center, allegorical of two angels with the issuer logotype in the middle. Above, the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares». Below, the issuer name "BANCO MERCANTIL Y AGRICOLA" and the city and country "CARACAS, VENEZUELA". On each side and on the corners, the denomination value "20".
Production information: September 1926: 300,000 pieces, January 1937: 100,000 pieces.
Signatures: "Por el Banco Mercantil y Agricola" (p.p. the Banco Mercantil y Agricola) and "Por el Banco Mercantil y Agricola" (p.p. the Banco Mercantil y Agricola)

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Issues (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbma20bs-aa03-6	Enero 26 1927	6	-	Detail
N/L	bbma20bs-aa05-6	Marzo 23 1927	6	-	Detail
N/L	bbma20bs-aa04-6	Octubre 28 1932	6	-	Detail
N/L	bbma20bs-aa01-6	Enero 23 1935	6	-	Detail
N/L	bbma20bs-aa02-6	Noviembre 06 1936	6	-	Detail

Other pieces (6)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbma20bs-aap	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbma20bs-aap2	No date	-	-	Detail
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S232s	bbma20bs-aas	No date	-	-	Detail
S232s	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).
S232r2	bbma20bs-aau	No date	6	-	Detail
S232r2	Remainder without signatures
S232r1	bbma20bs-aau2	No date	6	-	Detail
S232r1	Remainder with signatures
N/L	bbma20bs-aax-6	Unrecognized Date	6	-	Detail

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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Issues
Enero 26 1927
Marzo 23 1927
Octubre 28 1932
Enero 23 1935
Noviembre 06 1936
Other pieces

Classifications

Design A, Type A

Denominations

Monetary Unit

Bolívar

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