Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Obverse
Piece bmsas5bs-aa01-6 (Obverse)
Photograph credits: Elías García
Reverse
Piece bmsas5bs-aa01-6 (Reverse)
Photograph credits: Elías García
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Characteristics from Design A, Type A
  • Identification Code: bmsas5bs-aa
  • Size: 51 x 130
  • Obverse: Design in blue. In the center, allegorical of seashore with a ship. On each side, the face value "5 BOLIVARES" within a guilloche. Below, the denomination in words "CINCO BOLÍVARES" «five Bolívares». In the top, the issuer name "MINISTERIO DE SANIDAD Y ASISTENCIA SOCIAL", "LEPROSERIAS NACIONALES". In the bottom border, the circulation restriction legend "PARA CIRCULAR UNICAMENTE EN LAS LEPROSERIAS" (to be circulated only in Leprosarium). In each corner the face value "5 BOLIVARES".
  • Reverse: Same design as the obverse.
  • Note: The serial number and signature maybe are printed in only one face. There are piece with humid seal which detail the leprosarium where they circulated. There are piece that may have an issue date.
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bmsas5bs-aa01-6
  • Piece type: Normal issued banknote
  • Date: Febrero 09 1944
  • Serie: 6. 6 digits
  • Amount: Unknown. 2 known pieces. (based on reports and researches. Not conclusive about amount of surviving pieces)
  • Printer: Litografía y Tipografía El Comercio, Caracas
  • Serial interval: Unknown. Known 010153 - 116251
  • Known pieces or cases: 010153 and 011626
  • Note: Serial number and signature are printed in red
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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
  • No signer title: 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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