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20 Bolívares
| Uitgever | Banco Comercial de Maracaibo |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1929 |
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| Waarde | 20 Bolívares |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central vignette of an active oil field with multiple derricks and industrial smoke against a sky background, executed in intaglio in blue and pink tones. The denomination numeral '20' appears in large guilloche-bordered panels at left and right, with the bank title 'BANCO COMERCIAL DE MARACAIBO' and 'COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA' across the top. The date 'Maracaibo, 1 de Marzo de 1929' and serial number appear in red, with three manuscript signatures and a capital statement along the lower portion. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Central vignette of a busy port scene with a large steam vessel docked alongside a wharf, with cargo, workers, and warehouses in the foreground, rendered in intaglio in deep blue. The denomination numeral '20' is set within ornate guilloche medallions at left and right. The bank title 'BANCO COMERCIAL DE MARACAIBO' runs across the top, and 'COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA' appears along the lower border flanked by the numeral '20'. |
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The Banco Comercial de Maracaibo was one of the few Venezuelan regional banks that survived well into the twentieth century, largely because Maracaibo's oil boom gave it a commercial base that Caracas-centered institutions couldn't easily undercut. By 1929, Lake Maracaibo had already become the most productive oil field in the world, and the bank's note issuance reflected that regional economic confidence.
American Bank Note Company produced this series from its New York facilities — standard practice for Venezuelan private bank paper of the period. ABNC's Venezuelan contracts ran across multiple issuers and denominations through the 1920s, making their engraving style immediately recognizable to anyone handling regional Latin American currency of the decade.