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100 Bolívares 150th Anniversary Death of Simon Bolivar
| Issuer | Banco Central de Venezuela |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red intaglio, the obverse centers on a vignette of the Pietro Tenerani monument to Simón Bolívar housed in the Panteón Nacional, flanked on the right by a portrait of Bolívar in diplomatic dress derived from Rita Matilde de la Peñuela's 1860 painting, with the watermark zone occupying the left margin. The issuer legend BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA runs along the top, with the denomination in words CIEN BOLÍVARES and the payment clause PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO below the issuer name, alongside the signatories' facsimiles. The numeral 100 appears at the lower left and upper right corners, with two serial numbers in black at the upper left and lower right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Venezuela issued this commemorative 100 Bolívares in 1980 to mark the sesquicentennial of Simón Bolívar's death on December 17, 1830 — a date the Venezuelan state has long treated as a civic occasion of the first order. Thomas De La Rue handled the printing, as they had for much of the BCV's output during this period.
Pick 59 is distinct from the regular-issue 100 Bolívares series running concurrently, though the two are frequently conflated in collections. The commemorative designation affects catalogued value more than it affects scarcity — production figures were substantial, and circulated examples are common.