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20 Bolívares
| Issuer | Banco de Venezuela |
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| Year | 1910 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Dark brown and green bicolour note with the bank title BANCO DE VENEZUELA in large bold letters across the upper left, alongside the inscription SOCIEDAD ANONIMA and capital notation at top. A central vignette on the right half portrays a llanero on horseback rounding cattle, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The denomination 20 appears in large numerals at each corner, with the place of issue CARACAS and payment clause text in letterpress across the lower portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE VENEZUELA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA CAPITAL Bs. 12.000.000 VEINTE BOLIVARES 20 CARACAS POR EL BANCO DE VENEZUELA PAGADERO EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO EL SECRETARIO |
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Banco de Venezuela was established in 1890 with a concession from the government of Raimundo Andueza Palacio, granting it the exclusive right to issue banknotes in the republic — a privilege that generated constant political friction with rival regional banks throughout the following decade. By 1910, the bank was operating under the long shadow of the Cipriano Castro regime's chaotic monetary policies, which had severely damaged public confidence in Venezuelan paper currency generally.
The American Bank Note Company held the printing contract for this series, as it did for much of Venezuelan paper money in this period. ABNC's New York production brought consistent intaglio quality that domestic facilities could not match.