Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbcv200bss-aa01r (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Carlos Garcia
Reverse
Piece bbcv200bss-aa01r (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Carlos Garcia
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: bbcv200bss-aa
  • Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
  • General: Multicolor design with blue and violet as predominant colors.
  • Obverse: Design with portrait orientation. On the top, "REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA" «Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela». Below, the denomination value "200", the date, the denomination in words "DOSCIENTOS BOLIVARES" «two hundreds bolivares», the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» and the signers. At right, watermarks zone. On the bottom, portrait of Francisco de Miranda with the denomination value "200" below. The serial numbers are located at upper right and bottom left rotated 90 degrees clock-wise.
  • Reverse: Design with landscape orientation. In the center, over the field Military macaw (Ara militaris) with Waraira Repano National Park as background. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the left, Coat of Arms. On the bottom right, the denomination value "200" and the denomination in words "DOSCIENTOS BOLIVARES" «two hundreds bolivares».
  • Some security elements: diving 3D security thread in 3 windows with "BCV" in blue; watermarks, secondary security thread, invisible ink (ultraviolet), see-through perfect print registration. On the obverse latent image "BCV" on the bottom.
  • Watermark: "BCV" and portrait of Simon Bolivar by Philippe Froesch.
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcv200bss-aa01r
  • Piece type: Replacement Banknote
  • Date: Enero 15 2018
  • Serie: Z8. Prefix Z followed by 8 digits
  • Amount: 17,550 (estimated).
  • Printer: Venezuelan Mint (unconfirmed)
  • Serial interval: Unknown. Estimated Z00000001 - Z00017550. Known Z00000013 - Z00017344
  • Known serial prefix: Z00000, Z00002-Z00003, Z00005-Z00008, Z00012, Z00015-Z00017 ?
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Fancy serial numbers
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  • Amount of low or high serials: 136 (all), 52 (Level 1), 44 (Level 2), 28 (Level 3) and 12 (Level 4)
  • Low serial interval: Z00000001-Z00000136 (all), Z00000085-Z00000136 (Level 1), Z00000041-Z00000084 (Level 2), Z00000013-Z00000040 (Level 3) and Z00000001-Z00000012 (Level 4)
  • High serial interval: Z00017415-Z00017550 (all), Z00017415-Z00017466 (Level 1), Z00017467-Z00017510 (Level 2), Z00017511-Z00017538 (Level 3) and Z00017539-Z00017550 (Level 4)
Signatures
  • Presidente BCV «President of BCV»: Ramón Lobo
  • Primer Vicepresidente BCV «First vicepresident of BCV»: Sohail Hernández
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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