| Issuer | Venezuela |
| Year | 1971-1979 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 10 Bolivars (10 bolívares) (10 VEB) |
| Currency | Bolivar (1879-2007) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 156 × 69 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#51 |
| Obverse description | Design in violet over a security background turquoise with frame-like border. On the left, portrait of Simon Bolivar inside an oval from unknown author. On the right, inside an oval, portrait of the Marshal of Ayacucho, Antonio José de Sucre by Arturo Michelena of 19th Century. In each corner the value in words `DIEZ` «ten». In the center, the denomination value `10`, below the denomination in words `DIEZ BOLIVARES` «Ten Bolívares» and the payment clause `PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO` «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank». On the top, the issuer name `BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA` «Central Bank of Venezuela». Below the issuer name, the word `CARACAS`. |
| Reverse description | Design in violet with frame-like border. In the center, Monument to Carabobo by Antonio Rodríguez del Villar, site which Bolívar achieved the independence of Venezuela on June 24th 1821. On the left, the denomination value `10`. On the right, Coat of Arms. In each corner the value in words `DIEZ` «ten». On the bottom, the denomination in words `DIEZ BOLIVARES` «Ten Bolívares». On the top, the issuer name `BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA` «Central Bank of Venezuela». |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | No watermark. |
| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA
CARACAS
10
Junio-22-1971
DIEZ BOLÍVARES
PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR
EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO
10 (Translation: Central Bank of Venezuela Caracas June 22th., 1971 Ten Bolivares Payable to the bearer in the bank offices) |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA
10
DIEZ BOLÍVARES (Translation: Central Bank of Venezuela Ten Bolivares) |
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| Catalog ID | 9154288990 |
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