Catalog
1.000 Bolívares
| Issuer | Banco de Venezuela |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Currency | Bolívar (1879-1983) |
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| 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. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE VENEZUELA 1.000 1.000 |
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Banco de Venezuela was chartered in 1890 — the same year this note was issued — making this among the earliest paper money the institution ever put into circulation. The American Bank Note Company's New York operation was the dominant supplier to Latin American banks during this period, and Venezuelan institutions relied heavily on ABNC work throughout the late nineteenth century precisely because domestic printing infrastructure capable of handling high-security notes simply did not exist.
At 1,000 Bolívares, this was unambiguously a commercial instrument rather than everyday currency — a denomination suited to large mercantile transactions in a country whose export economy ran almost entirely on coffee and cacao at the time.