Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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  6. Design A
  7. Type A
  8. Agosto 20 1856
  9. bcda5ps-aa02-4
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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
5 Pesos sencillos 50 Pesos sencillos
Design A, Type A Design A, Type B

Febrero 18 1856

bcda5ps-aa01-4

Agosto 20 1856

bcda5ps-aa02-4
Obverse
Piece bcda5ps-aa02-4 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Organización Bell
Photographic Contribution
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: bcda5ps-aa
  • Obverse: Design in black. At left, allegorical of the Lady Justice and at right allegorical of a seated woman. In the center, over "V" in red, the payment clause and the denomination in words "Vale por CINCO PESOS SENCILLOS que se pagarán al portador a la vista en Caracas en plata u oro sonante por los abajos firmantes". Next, the date filling space "Caracas ____ de 185__". In each corner the denomination value "5". On the top, allegorical of a lying woman with sailing ship, with the denomination in words "CINCO PESOS" within a circle at each side and the issuer name "Compañía de Accionistas".
  • Reverse: In the center, the issuer name "COMPAÑIA de ACCIONISTAS." over "V" in red and over a background in green.
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bcda5ps-aa02-4
  • Piece type: Normal issued banknote
  • Date: Agosto 20 1856
  • Serie: 4. 4 digits
  • Amount: Unknown. 1 known piece. (based on reports and researches. Not conclusive about amount of surviving pieces)
  • Printer: Baldwin Adams & Co. New York
  • Serial interval: Unknown. Known 2538 - ???
  • Known pieces or cases: 2538
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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.
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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