B391 (PNL): 500 bolívares
Orange, brown, and green. Front (vertical): Spanish text; radiant suns; BCV on Venezuelan map as registration device; three portraits of Simón Bolívar. Back: Spanish text; Venezuelan coat of arms; Puente Rafael Urdaneta (General Rafael Urdaneta cable-stayed bridge at Tablazo Strait outlet of Lake Maracaibo); Batalla Naval en el Lago de Maracaibo (Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo); BCV on Venezuelan map as registration device. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized BCV. Watermark: Simón Bolívar and electrotype BCV. Printer: CASA DE LA MONEDA-VENEZUELA. 156 x 69 mm. Paper.
a. 17 DE AGOSTO DE 2023. Sig. 37: Ortega/Hernández. Intro: 16.08.2024.
Courtesy of Rene J. Garcia R and Thomas Augustsson.
Now out on the streets, this one is ALSO printed in our very own Venezuelan Mint!
Prefix A confirmed, no replacements yet (most likely will be Z), red small serials with Helvetica/Arial-esque font.
More details here: https://www.numismatica.info.ve/en/banknotes/bbcv500bsd-aa01-a8.htm
Fun fact: this note brings the revival of OVI printing (the 500 in front under the country name) for the first time since the ill-fated 100000 strong bolivar issue from late 2017.