Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Banknotes from Banco de Venezuela : 20 Bolívares - Design C, Type B : Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

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  3. Banco de Venezuela
  4. Bolívar
  5. 20 Bolívares
  6. Design C
  7. Type B

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Photographic reference

Obverse

Piece bbdv20bs-cbs (Obverse)
Photo from piece bbdv20bs-cbs. Photograph credits: Monalisa Money Mondo

Reverse

Piece bbdv20bs-cbs (Reverse)
Photo from piece bbdv20bs-cbs. Photograph credits: Monalisa Money Mondo

Characteristics

  • Identification Code: bbdv20bs-cb
  • Size: 75 x 174 mm
  • Obverse: In the center, a cowboy riding a horse alongside the cattle. Above, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA" - "SOCIEDAD ANONIMA", and a rosette with the denomination value "20" each side, and below the denomination in words "VEINTE BOLIVARES" «twenty Bolívares». On the upper right, the date "CARACAS, ______". Below the payment clause, the signatures. Below the denomination in words, the payment clause "QUE SE PAGARAN AL PORTADOR EN CARACAS A LA PRESENTACION". On the upper left, the the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs. 12.000.000".
  • Reverse: Green background pattern. In the center, inside a circle Coat of Arms with the motto "INDEPENDENcia", "LIBERTAD", "5 DE JULIO 1811", "28 DE MARZO 1864" and "DIOS Y FEDon", on each side the denomination value "20" within a rosette each side. Above and below the Coat of Arms the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA".
  • Production information: July 1910: 300,000 pieces (serie 6, interval 000001 - 300000)
  • Design variations: From Design C, Type A, changes the payment clause and the capitalization amount to Bs. 12 millions.
  • Signatures: "Por el Banco de Venezuela" «p.p. Banco de Venezuela», "Por el Banco de Venezuela" «p.p. Banco de Venezuela» and "El Secretario" «The secretary»

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Other pieces (5)

SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
N/Lbbdv20bs-cbp No date
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Detail x
Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/Lbbdv20bs-cbp2 No date
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-
Detail x
Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/Lbbdv20bs-cbp3 No date
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Detail x
Obverse only print proof over a cardboard. Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in purple (perfored)
N/Lbbdv20bs-cbp4 No date
5
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Detail x
Obverse only print proof over a cardboard.
S286sbbdv20bs-cbs No date
5
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Detail x
Stamped on the obverse "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN" - "SPECIMEN", in red (perfored).

Legend

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N/L
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XX.XXX.XXX ?
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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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