Venezuela new sig/date (23.03.2017) 1,000-bolívar note (B365b) confirmed
2017-07-26
Like B365a, but new date (23 DE MARZO DE 2017) and new signatures (Sanguino/Khan). Courtesy of Dario Silva. Read More…
Venezuela new 2,000-bolívar note (B366a) confirmed
2017-04-09
B366 (P96): 2,000 bolívares Brown. Front (vertical): Spanish text; Cacique Guaicaipuro. Back: Spanish text; coat of arms; Salto Ucaima y tepuyes Venado y Kurún (Parque Nacional Canaima); American harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja). Security thread varieties. Watermark: Varieties. Printer: CASA DE LA MONEDA-VENEZUELA. 156 x 69 mm. Paper. a. 18 DERead More…
Venezuela new 1,000-bolívar note (B365a) confirmed
2017-04-09
B365 (P95): 1,000 bolívares Purple. Front (vertical): Spanish text; Pedro Camejo. Back: Spanish text; coat of arms; two giant armadillos (Priodontes maximus); palm trees in Los Llanos (flat plains). Motion windowed security thread. Solid security thread. Watermark: Pedro Camejo and electrotype 1000. Printer: CASA DE LA MONEDA-VENEZUELA. 156 x 69Read More…
Venezuela new 10,000-bolívar note (B368a) confirmed
2017-02-13
B368 (P98): 10,000 bolívares Blue. Front (vertical): Spanish text; Simón Rodrígues. Back: Spanish text; coat of arms; Laguna del Santo Cristo (Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada); spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatos). Security thread varieties. Watermark: Simón Rodrígues and electrotype 10000. Printer: CASA DE LA MONEDA-VENEZUELA. 156 x 69 mm. Paper. a. 18Read More…
Venezuela’s central bank governor resigns
2017-01-23
According to various press reports, on 22 January 2017 Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, announced the resignation of the president of the Banco Central de Venezuela, Nelson Merrines, who will be be replaced by economist Ricardo Sanguino.Read More…
Venezuela receives shipment of new notes from Sweden
2016-12-23
According to a PressTV article dated 19 December 2016, a plane carrying 272 crates of 500-bolivar notes arrived in Venezuela from Stockholm, Sweden on 18 December. Each crate contains 50,000 notes, for a total of 13.6 units. Two more planes are expected to arrive soon, bringing the total to 60Read More…
Venezuela to withdraw 100-bolívar notes (B363) by 24.12.2016
2016-12-12
According to various sources, the central bank of Venezuela is withdrawing all 100-bolívar notes (worth US¢2 on the black market) in an attempt to stop transnational gangs from hoarding cash. Of the approximately 6 billion such notes in circulation, the government asserts that half is held by gangs abroad. TheRead More…
Venezuela new note family (B364a – B369a) reported for introduction on 15.12.2016
2016-12-07
According to a Spanish-language press release dated 7 December 2016, Banco Central de Venezuela intends to introduce six new banknotes (500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, and 20000 bolivars) and three coins (10, 50, and 100 bolivars). The denominations will be introduced in a staggered progression, starting with the 500-bolivar noteRead More…
Venezuela new note family reported (B364a – B369a) for introduction on 15.12.2016
2016-12-04
According to a Spanish-language press release, the Central Bank of Venezuela intends to gradually introduce six new banknotes and three coins beginning with a 500-bolívar note on 15 December 2016. The circulation of the new notes of Bs. 500, Bs. 1,000, Bs. 2,000, Bs. 5,000, Bs. 10,000 and Bs. 20,000Read More…
Venezuela new 500- and 5,000-bolívar note reported for introduction in January 2017
2016-12-01
According to an article on Bloomberg/Quint dated 1 December 2016, Venezuela will introduce new 500- and 5,000-bolívar notes mid-January 2017, with additional denominations of 1,000, 2,000, 10,000 and 20,000 bolívars to enter circulation in the first half of 2017. The exact timing of the introduction and the makeup of theRead More…