Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbcv5000bs-ab01-b8 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Librería Cultural
Obverse (under ultraviolet light)
Piece bbcv5000bs-ab01-b8 (Obverse, under ultraviolet light)
Reverse
Piece bbcv5000bs-ab01-b8 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Librería Cultural
Reverse (under ultraviolet light)
Piece bbcv5000bs-ab01-b8 (Reverse, under ultraviolet light)
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Characteristics from Design A, Type B
  • Identification Code: bbcv5000bs-ab
  • Identification by Sergio Sucre: 5000C
  • Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
  • Obverse: Design in red and brown. In the center, portrait of Simon Bolivar by Juan Lovera. On the right,, coat of arms of the Bolívar Family. In the center,, the value "5000" with the denomination in words "CINCO MIL BOLÍVARES" «five thousand Bolívares» above and the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» below. On the left, watermarks zone. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». In each corner except the bottom left corner, the value "5000". The serial numbers are located at upper right and bottom left of the banknote.
  • Reverse: Design in red. In the center, engraving of the painting"19 de Abril de 1810" by Juan Lovera, with the denomination in words "CINCO MIL BOLÍVARES" «five thousand Bolívares» and the value "5000" at left. On the right, watermarks zone with the Coat of Arms at upper left. On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom, the denomination in words "CINCO MIL BOLÍVARES" «five thousand Bolívares». In each corner except the upper left, the value "5000".
  • Similarities of the obverse design: The design is similar to Design A, Type A, with the removal of the optic-shifting color ink used in the first letter "C" in "Cinco Mil Bolívares", and the change of the latent image located between the portrait and the coat of arms of Bolivar to a optic-shifting color patch.
  • Similarities of the reverse design: The design is the same to Design A, Type A.
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcv5000bs-ab01-b8
  • Piece type: Normal issued banknote
  • Date: Junio 16 1997
  • Serie: B8. Prefix B followed by 8 digits
  • Amount: 80,000,000.
  • Printer: Francois Charles Oberthur
  • Serial interval: B10000001 - B90000000. Known B10137915 - B88818049
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Fancy serial numbers
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Signatures
  • Presidente «President»: Antonio Casas González
  • Primer Vice presidente «First Vicepresident»: Hugo Romero Quintero
Identification in other catalogs
  • Qualitative code by Sergio Sucre: bcv5000c/9706/26/b
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): P78a
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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