B389 (PNL): 100 bolívares
Violet. Front (vertical): Spanish text; stars; flowers; Simón Bolívar wearing military uniform; running horse; BCV as registration device. Back: Spanish text; coat of arms; Arco de Triunfo (Arch of Triumph) in Campo Carabobo; Martín Tovar y Tovar’s painting, “Batalla de Carabobo” (Battle of Carabobo). Windowed security thread with demetalized BCV. Watermark: Simón Bolívar and electrotype BCV. Printer: CASA DE LA MONEDA-VENEZUELA. 156 x 69 mm. Paper.
a. 29 DE ABRIL DE 2021. Sig. 37: Ortega/Hernández. Prefix A. Intro: 01.10.2021.
Courtesy of Billy Cusack (Pastime Classics on eBay).
Here is a surprise: this one was printed on our very own Venezuelan Mint! (small serial).
Prefixes A and B have been reported to exist, at least 200 million notes issued (!!!!). Expect replacements to be under prefix Z (if you can find ’em!)
Also… dat color scheme. Ugh. Looks like a 10-bolivar note after a bad experience with a washing machine :/