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100 Bolivars, Central Bank of Venezuela, Venezuela, 2018 (Pick 106)

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

2018

Issuing entity

Venezuela

This 100 Bolivars note was issued in Venezuela by the Central Bank of Venezuela, dated 2018. It belongs to the Bolivar Soberano (2018-2021) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Bolivarian Republic (1999-date). It measures 156 × 69 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 106.

Obverse: State name, Denomination (number and written out), issue date, signature of president and vice president, intermittent security thread with letters BCV, star and monkey left of serial number, and portrait of Ezequiel Zamora (leader of the Federalists forces during the Federal War (Guerra Federal) of 1859–1863). Its lettering reads “República Bolivariana de Venezuela / CIEN / BOLÍVARES / 15 DE ENERO DE 2018 / PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR / EN LAS OFICIANAS DEL BANGO / PRESIDENTE BCV PRIMER VICEPRESIDENTE BCV / EZEQUIEL ZAMORA”.

Reverse: Coat of Arms of Venezuela with picture of Guatopo National Park (Parque nacional Guatopo) in the background and a Brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) in the foreground with denomination (number and written out) on the right. Its lettering reads “Banco Central de Venezuela / CIEN BOLÍVARES / Mono Araña del Norte / Parque Nacional Guatopo”. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.

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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Size
156 × 69 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper

Technical characteristics

Currency
Bolivar Soberano (2018-2021)
Issuing bank
Central Bank of Venezuela

Design

Obverse
State name, Denomination (number and written out), issue date, signature of president and vice president, intermittent security thread with letters BCV, star and monkey left of serial number, and portrait of Ezequiel Zamora (leader of the Federalists forces during the Federal War (Guerra Federal) of 1859–1863).
Reverse
Coat of Arms of Venezuela with picture of Guatopo National Park (Parque nacional Guatopo) in the background and a Brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) in the foreground with denomination (number and written out) on the right.
Obverse lettering
República Bolivariana de Venezuela / CIEN / BOLÍVARES / 15 DE ENERO DE 2018 / PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR / EN LAS OFICIANAS DEL BANGO / PRESIDENTE BCV PRIMER VICEPRESIDENTE BCV / EZEQUIEL ZAMORA
Reverse lettering
Banco Central de Venezuela / CIEN BOLÍVARES / Mono Araña del Norte / Parque Nacional Guatopo

Identification

Value
100 Bolivars
Dates recorded
2018
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 106

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P106
  • NumistaN# 208168

Research required

  • Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
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