Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbdm10bs-aas3 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries
Reverse
Piece bbdm10bs-aas3 (Reverse)
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: bbdm10bs-aa
  • Size: 180 x 84 mm (7.09 x 3.31 in.)
  • Obverse: Design in black over a background in light-violet. In the center, inside an oval, Coat of Arms. On each side, the denomination value "10". Below, the denomination in words "DIEZ BOLIVARES" «Ten Bolívares» and the payment clause "QUE SE PAGARÁN AL PORTADOR A SU PRESENTACIÓN EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO". On the top, the issuer name "BANCO DE MARACAIBO" - "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA" and the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL B1.250.000". On the left, allegorical of a seated man in front of a column with scynthe. On the right, allegorical of a seated woman in front of a column holding a ship in her hand. On the bottom, the signatures zone with the value in words "DIEZ" «ten» as background. In each corner the denomination value "10" within a guilloche. At left, the date filling space "________ 19__".
  • Reverse: Unknown design.
  • Production information: August 1916: 52,500 pieces (serie 5, interval 00001 - 52500)
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdm10bs-aas3
  • Piece type: Specimen banknote without date
  • Date: No date
  • Serie: A,5. Letter A with 5 digits
  • Amount: Unknown. 2 known pieces. (based on reports and researches. Not conclusive about amount of surviving pieces)
  • Printer: American Bank Note Co.
  • Known pieces or cases: 1001 and 3001
  • Note: Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" in red (perfored).
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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
  • Gerente «Manager»: No signature
  • Segundo Director Principal «2nd principal»: No signature
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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