Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Characteristics
  • : Julio 31 1952
  • : 10B
  • : 156mm x 69mm
  • : Design on violet, with frame-like border. On the left, portrait of Simon Bolivar inside an oval from unknown author, on the right, inside an oval, portrait taken from the litography of Lemoine about the Marshal of Ayacucho, Antonio José de Sucre. In each corner the value in words "DIEZ". In the center, the value "10" inside a rosette; the denomination in words "DIEZ BOLIVARES" and the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO". On the top, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA", with two serial number below. In the center, below the issuer name, the word "CARACAS"..
  • : The design is very similar to Design A, Type A, varies in engrave and design definitions.
  • : Design on violet, with frame-like border. In the center, Monument to Carabobo by Antonio Rodríguez del Villar, site which Bolívar achieved the independence of Venezuela on June 24th 1821. On the left, inside a circle, the value "10", on the right, inside a circle the Coat of Arms. In each corner the value in words "DIEZ". In the bottom the denomination in words "DIEZ BOLIVARES". On the top, the issuer "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA".
  • : This design had as common name "Orejón" (big ears) and it was retired out of circulation early because the inhabitants rejected the exaggerated and ugly engraving of Simon Bolivar and Sucre.
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