Catalogo
| Emittente | Banco de Venezuela |
|---|---|
| Anno | 1890 |
| Tipo | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Valore | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Valuta | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Composizione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Dimensioni | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Forma | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Stampatore | American Bank Note Company |
| Disegnatore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Incisore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| In circolazione fino al | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Riferimento/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del dritto | 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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| Legenda del dritto | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del rovescio | 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. |
| Legenda del rovescio | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Firma/e | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Tipo di protezione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione della protezione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Varianti | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Commenti |
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.