Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bbma100bs-aa02-6 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Leonardo Ortega
Reverse
Piece bbma100bs-aa02-6 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Leonardo Ortega
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: bbma100bs-aa
  • Size: 170 x 68 mm (6.69 x 2.68 in.)
  • Obverse: Design in purple. In the center, allegorical of a seated woman with the denomination value "100" within a guilloche on each side. Above, the issuer name "BANCO MERCANTIL Y AGRICOLA" and "COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA". Below, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares» and the payment clause "QUE SE PAGARÁN AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO A PRESENTACIÓN, EN DINERO EFECTIVO" «will pay to the bearer in the office of the bank upon presentation, in cash». In the bottom border, the legend of the capitalization amount "CAPITAL Bs.8.000.000". In each corner the denomination value "100" within a guilloche.
  • Reverse: Design in purple. In the center, allegorical of two angels with the issuer logotype in the middle. Above, the denomination in words "CIEN BOLÍVARES" «one hundred Bolívares». Below, the issuer name "BANCO MERCANTIL Y AGRICOLA" and the city and country "CARACAS, VENEZUELA". On each side and on the corners, the denomination value "100".
  • Circulation note: Banknote with serial number above 093001 are remainders
  • Production information: September 1926: 100,000 pieces
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbma100bs-aa02-6
  • Piece type: Normal issued banknote
  • Date: Diciembre 27 1926
  • Serie: 6. 6 digits
  • Amount: 6000 (estimated). 2 known pieces. (based on reports and researches. Not conclusive about amount of surviving pieces)
  • Printer: American Bank Note Co.
  • Serial interval: Unknown. Known 012014 - 015084
  • Known pieces or cases: 012014 and 015084
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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 Mercantil y Agricola «p.p. the Banco Mercantil y Agricola»: Pedro María Delgado
  • Por el Banco Mercantil y Agricola «p.p. the Banco Mercantil y Agricola»: Mariano Fernandez Hurtado
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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