Banknotes from the Banco Central de Venezuela : 500 Bolívares : Noviembre 09 1971 : Design D, Type A

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

Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano

1 Bolívar 2 Bolívares 5 Bolívares 10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares 2000 Bolívares

5000 Bolívares 10,000 Bolívares 20,000 Bolívares 50,000 Bolívares

Design A, Type A Design B, Type A Design C, Type A Design C, Type B Design D, Type A Design E, Type A Design E, Type B Design E, Type C

Noviembre 09 1971 Enero 11 1972

Obverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-da01-a7: Design D, Type A. Date Noviembre 09 1971. Serie A7
Photograph credits: Didier Wiot

Reverse

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-da01-a7: Design D, Type A. Date Noviembre 09 1971. Serie A7
Photograph credits: Didier Wiot

Obverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-da01-a7: Design D, Type A. Date Noviembre 09 1971. Serie A7

Reverse (under ultraviolet light)

Photo from piece bbcv500bs-da01-a7: Design D, Type A. Date Noviembre 09 1971. Serie A7

Characteristics

Date: Noviembre 09 1971
Identification by Sergio Sucre: 500E
Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
Obverse: Design in brown and blue. In the center, "Batalla de Carabobo" by Martín Tovar y Tovar. On the left, portrait of Simon Bolivar by Antonio Salas (1925). On the right, watermarks zone. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» with the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares» and the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank». In each corner but bottom left corner, the denomination value "500".
Reverse: Design in brown. In the center, panoramic view of the Hydroelectric Dams of Guri. On the left, watermarks zone. On the right, Coat of Arms. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom, the denomination in words "QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES" «five hundred Bolívares». In each corner but bottom left corner, the denomination value "500".
Circulation note: The note with year 1971 was retired early due to the a security report about a massive counterfeit.
Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»

Issues (1)

SCWPM	Piece Code	Date	Serie	Amount
SCWPM	Note
P56a	bbcv500bs-da01-a7	Noviembre 09 1971	A7	300,000

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