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1.000 Bolívares
| Issuer | Banco de Venezuela |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on a pale ochre-tinted paper. At left, an intaglio portrait vignette of Simón Bolívar in military uniform is framed by ornate guilloche scrollwork, with the denomination numeral 1000 repeated in each corner. To the right of centre, a classical allegorical female figure reclines beside a cannon and a ship's wheel, rendered in fine engraving. The bank title 'BANCO DE VENEZUELA' runs across the top in bold letterpress, with the value inscription 'VALE POR MIL BOLIVARES' displayed prominently along the lower register. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE VENEZUELA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA CAPITAL Bs. 5.000.000 Caracas 1000 Nº VALE POR MIL BOLIVARES QUE SE PAGARÁN AL PORTADOR EN CARACAS A LA PRESENTACIÓN Por El Banco de Venezuela El Secretario American Bank Note Co. New York |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in a warm reddish-brown ink. The central motif is a large circular vignette enclosing the Venezuelan national coat of arms, surrounded by intricate lathe-work guilloche borders. The denomination '1.000' appears in large numerals to the left and right of the central medallion, and the inscriptions 'BANCO DE' and 'VENEZUELA' are placed at the top and bottom respectively within the ornamental frame. |
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