Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbdm200bs-aas (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques
Reverse
Piece bbdm200bs-aas (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Tully's Antiques
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: bbdm200bs-aa
  • Size: 189 x 89 mm (7.44 x 3.5 in.)
  • Obverse: Design in black over a background in red.In the center, allegorical of a lying woman. Below, the denomination in words "DOSCIENTOS BOLIVARES" «two hundreds bolivares» with the denomination value "200" within a guilloche at each side. In each corner the denomination value "200" within a guilloche. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO DE MARACAIBO" - "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". On the bottom, the signatures zone. On the left, allegorical of a helmeted Athena with a woman. On the right, allegorical of two seated woman with the body of the Coat of Arms. Below, the the legend of the capitalization amount "B 800.000" and the date filling space "_______ 18__". In the signatures zone, the payment clause "Que se pagaran al portador en Maracaibo a su presentacion" «Payable to bearer in Maracaibo upon presentation».
  • Reverse: Design in red. On the left, right and bottom, the denomination value "200".
  • Production information: March 1st, 1889: 1320 pieces
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdm200bs-aas
  • Piece type: Specimen banknote without date
  • Date: No date
  • Serie: 4. 4 zeroes or digits
  • Amount: Unknown.
  • Printer: American Bank Note Co.
  • Note: Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "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»: Unknown
  • Presidente de la Asamblea Delegataria «President of the Delegated Assembly»: Unknown
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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