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1.000 Bolívares
| Issuer | Banco de Venezuela |
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| Year | 1897 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE VENEZUELA 1000 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY NEW YORK |
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| Protection description | Watermarked cotton paper as standard for American Bank Note Company issues of the period. |
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Banco de Venezuela was a private commercial bank, not a central bank — Venezuela had no central bank until 1940. These large-denomination notes from the 1890s circulated alongside issues from several competing private institutions, all operating under government concession. The 1.000 Bolívares was a significant sum in that economy, making this note far more a commercial instrument than an everyday transaction piece.
American Bank Note Company handled the full production in New York. The watermark is the only security layer recorded for this issue — modest protection for the denomination, though consistent with ABNC's practice for South American contracts of the period.