Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbdv40bs-aas (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries
Reverse
Piece bbdv40bs-aas (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Heritage Auction Galleries
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: bbdv40bs-aa
  • Size: 175 x 76 mm (6.89 x 2.99 in.)
  • Obverse: On the left, portrait of Simon Bolivar inside an oval from unknown author. On the right, allegorical of a cowboy roping cattle. In the center, the denomination value "40" within a guilloche. On the top, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA", "Sociedad Anónima". Below, the date filling space "Caracas, ______ de 18__" and the legend of the capitalization amount "Capital B/8.000.000.". Below the main theme, the denomination in words "Vale por Cuarenta Bolivares" with the payment clause "que se pagarán al portador en Carácas á la presentacion" «payable to bearer in Caracas upon presentation». In the upper right corner and bottom corners, the denomination value "40" within a guilloche.
  • Reverse: Dark green guilloche background. At left, inside a circle, Coat of Arms with the motto "INDEPENDENCIA", "LIBERTAD", "5 DE JULIO 1811", "28 DE MARZO 1864" and "DIOS Y FEDERACION". At right, the issuer name "BANCO DE VENEZUELA". In each corner the denomination value "40".
  • Production information: July 3rd, 1890: 15,000 pieces (serie 5, interval 00001 - 15000)
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbdv40bs-aas
  • Piece type: Specimen banknote without date
  • Date: No date
  • Serie: 5. 5 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
  • Por el Banco de Venezuela «p.p. Banco de Venezuela»: No signature
  • Por el Banco de Venezuela «p.p. Banco de Venezuela»: No signature
  • El Secretario «The secretary»: No signature
Identification in other catalogs
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM): S262s
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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