Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
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Banco Caracas Banco Central de Venezuela Banco Colonial Británico Banco Comercial Banco Comercial de Maracaibo Banco de Carabobo Banco de Carácas Banco de Londres y Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo Banco de Venezuela
Banco de Venezuela (first) Banco Mercantil y Agrícola Banco Nacional de Venezuela Banco Venezolano de Crédito Billete de Tesorería Compañía de Accionistas Compañía de Crédito Distrito Federal Estado de Guayana Estados Unidos de Venezuela
Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social República de Venezuela
Bolívar Bolívar Digital Bolívar Fuerte Bolívar Soberano
1 Bolívar 2 Bolívares 5 Bolívares 10 Bolívares 20 Bolívares 50 Bolívares 100 Bolívares 500 Bolívares 1000 Bolívares 2000 Bolívares
5000 Bolívares 10,000 Bolívares 20,000 Bolívares 50,000 Bolívares
Design A, Type A Design B, Type A Design B, Type B
Obverse
Piece bbcv5bs-aas (Obverse)
Photo from piece bbcv5bs-aas: Design A, Type A. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Numisur
Reverse
bbcv5bs-aas_r_a-c-1.jpg
Photo from piece bbcv5bs-aas: Design A, Type A. Specimen banknote without date
Photograph credits: Numisur
Characteristics
  • Identification Code: bbcv5bs-aa
  • Identification by Sergio Sucre: 5A
  • Size: 156 x 69 mm (6.14 x 2.72 in.)
  • Obverse: Blue design over green-yellow underprint. In the center, representation of the "Foundation of Caracas by Diego de Losada" surrounded by monks, indians and soldiers. On the right, inside an oval portrait of Simon Bolivar by unknown author. On the top, the issuer authority "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela» with two serial number in red below. In the upper left and bottom right, the value "CINCO" inside guilloche oval; In the upper right value "5" inside a circle guilloche; In the bottom left value "5" inside a guilloche with the value in words and payment clause "CINCO BOLÍVARES" / "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO" «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank», At right of the number "CUATRICENTENARIO DE LA FUNDACION DE CARACAS / 1567-1967" (Quadricentenary of the foundation of Caracas).
  • Reverse: Blue design. In each corner, the value "5" over varying gilloche. In the center, map of Caracas done in 1578 by Diego de Henares, at left Coat of Arms of Caracas, and at the right Coat of Arms or Venezuela. On the top, the issuer authority "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA" «Central Bank of Venezuela», and on the bottom the value in words "CINCO BOLÍVARES".
  • Common name: This note was known as "Dieguitos".
  • Conmemotative motive: Quadricentenary of the foundation of Caracas, which was on July 25th 1567 by the captain Don Diego de Losada.
  • Designer or engraver: The design of the obverse representation of Diego was done by Felipe Sánchez, and the Simon Bolivar portrait was done by Alfred Sealey.
  • Signatures: "Presidente" «President» and "Primer Vice presidente" «First Vicepresident»
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SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
P49bbcv5bs-aa01-a7 Entry with photo Mayo 10 1966
A7
6,000,000
P49bbcv5bs-aa01-b7 Entry with photo Mayo 10 1966
B7
6,000,000
P49bbcv5bs-aa01-c7 Entry with photo Mayo 10 1966
C7
6,000,000
P49bbcv5bs-aa01-d7 Entry with photo Mayo 10 1966
D7
1,998,000
SCWPM Piece Code Date Serie Amount
Note
N/Lbbcv5bs-aap Entry with incomplete photoNo date
-
-
Reverse only print proof over a cardboard.
N/Lbbcv5bs-aas Entry with photoNo date
A8
-
Stamped on both faces "SPECIMEN" in red (perfored). Unnumbered specimen
Legend
Piece information
No change
Unconfirmed (C)
Added recently (N)
Deprecated (E)
Updated (A)
Unverified (V)
In revision (R)
  • Unconfirmed: Referenced piece that it's not confirmed the existence.
  • Added recently: Piece added since 19 February, 2024
  • Deprecated: Piece deleted and no longer valid.
  • Updated: Piece updated since 19 February, 2024
  • Unverified: Piece that should exists but no verified piece is known.
  • In revision: Catalogued piece that is under revision.

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N/L Not Listed in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM)
XX.XXX.XXX ? Estimated amount, not confirmed
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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