Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Febrero 21 1927

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Marzo 23 1927

bbma20bs-aa05-6

Abril 26 1927

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Febrero 11 1931

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Mayo 02 1932

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Septiembre 09 1932

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Octubre 21 1932

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Octubre 28 1932

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Enero 20 1933

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Marzo 24 1933

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Enero 23 1935

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Marzo 14 1935

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Noviembre 06 1936

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Obverse
Piece bbma20bs-aa03-6 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Numisfila
Reverse
Piece bbma20bs-aa03-6 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Numisfila
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • 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.
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbma20bs-aa03-6
  • Piece type: Normal issued banknote
  • Date: Enero 26 1927
  • Serie: 6. 6 digits
  • Amount: Unknown. 2 known pieces. (based on reports and researches. Not conclusive about amount of surviving pieces)
  • Printer: American Bank Note Co.
  • Serial interval: Unknown. Known 025883 - 028814
  • Known pieces or cases: 025883 and 028814
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Warning
- 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.
Signatures
  • Por el Banco Mercantil y Agricola «p.p. the Banco Mercantil y Agricola»: Pedro María Delgado
  • Por el Banco Mercantil y Agricola «p.p. the Banco Mercantil y Agricola»: Unknown
Identification in other catalogs
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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