Banknotes from Banco Mercantil y Agrícola : 20 Bolívares - Design A, Type A : 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

10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 100 Bolívares

Obverse

Photo from piece bbma20bs-aa15-6: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 14 1935. Serie 6 digits
Photograph credits: Numiscola

Reverse

Photo from piece bbma20bs-aa15-6: Design A, Type A. Date Marzo 14 1935. Serie 6 digits
Photograph credits: Numiscola

Characteristics

Identification Code: bbma20bs-aa
Size: 170 x 69 mm (6.69 x 2.72 in.)
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".
Circulation note: Banknotes with serial number above 307501 are remainders
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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	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 (17)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbma20bs-aax-6	Unrecognized Date	6	-
N/L	bbma20bs-aa14-6	Enero 11 1927	6	-
N/L	Known 000258 - 009428
N/L	bbma20bs-aa03-6	Enero 26 1927	6	-
N/L	Known 025883 - 028814
N/L	bbma20bs-aa10-6	Febrero 21 1927	6	-
N/L	Known 062465 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa05-6	Marzo 23 1927	6	-
N/L	Known 077095 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa12-6	Abril 26 1927 ?	6	-
N/L	Known 091349 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa09-6	Febrero 11 1931	6	-
N/L	Known 113172 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa06-6	Mayo 02 1932 ?	6	-
N/L	Known 130677 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa07-6	Septiembre 09 1932 ?	6	-
N/L	Known 140591 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa11-6	Octubre 21 1932	6	-
N/L	Known 163327 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa04-6	Octubre 28 1932	6	-
N/L	Known 167049 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa16-6	Diciembre 02 1932	6	-
N/L	Known 175165 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa13-6	Enero 20 1933	6	-
N/L	Known 191615 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa08-6	Marzo 24 1933	6	-
N/L	Known 207672 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa01-6	Enero 23 1935	6	-
N/L	Known 248237 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa15-6	Marzo 14 1935	6	-
N/L	Known 255189 - ???
N/L	bbma20bs-aa02-6	Noviembre 06 1936	6	-
N/L	Known 274080 - ???

Other pieces (5)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
N/L	bbma20bs-aap	No date	-	-
N/L	Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/L	bbma20bs-aap2	No date	-	-
N/L	Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S232s	bbma20bs-aas	No date	-	-
S232s	Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).
S232r2	bbma20bs-aau	No date	6	-
S232r2	Remainder without signatures. Known 307708 - 309666
S232r1	bbma20bs-aau2	No date	6	-
S232r1	Remainder with signatures. Known 308115 - 308309

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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.