Catalog
| Issuer | Venezuela |
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| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Commemorative 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) |
| Designer(s) | Obverse: Arturo Michelena Reverse: Antonio Herrera Toro |
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| Reference(s) | P#57 |
| Obverse description | Design in violet. On the right, portrait of Antonio José de Sucre from Arturo Michelena. On the left, the denomination in words `DIEZ BOLIVARES` «Ten Bolívares». In each corner but bottom right corner, the denomination value `10`. On the top, the issuer name `BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA` «Central Bank of Venezuela». On the bottom, the payment clause `PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO` «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» |
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| Obverse lettering |
BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA DIEZ BOLIVARES FECHA ENERO-29-1980 PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO (Translation: Central Bank of Venezuela Ten Bolivares Date: January 29, 1980 Payable to bearer in the offices from the Bank) |
| Reverse description | Design in violet. In the center, engraving of the painting `Triumph of Sucre in the Battle of Ayacucho` by Herrera Toro based on artwork from Martín Tovar y Tovar. On the left, inside a circle, the Coat of Arms. On the top left, the issuer name `BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA` «Central Bank of Venezuela». In the bottom corners the value in words `DIEZ` «ten». In the upper right corner the denomination value `10`. On the bottom, the denomination in words `DIEZ BOLIVARES` «Ten Bolívares». |
| Reverse lettering |
BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA DIEZ BOLIVARES AYACUCHO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: Central Bank of Venezuela Ten Bolivares) |
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| Numisquare ID | 7501484170 |
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