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5 Bolívares Caracas Quadricentenary
| Issuer | Banco Central de Venezuela |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Value | 5 Bolivars (5 bolívares) (5 VEB) |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio design over green-yellow underprint. The central vignette portrays the Foundation of Caracas by Diego de Losada, a historical scene with monks, indigenous figures, and soldiers; to the right, an oval portrait of Simón Bolívar is inset within a guilloche border. The issuing authority BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA appears at the top, two red serial numbers are positioned below, and the commemorative inscription CUATRICENTENARIO DE LA FUNDACION DE CARACAS / 1567–1967 appears at right; the denomination CINCO is rendered in guilloche ovals at upper left and lower right, with the value numeral 5 in guilloche circles at upper right and lower left, accompanied by the payment clause CINCO BOLÍVARES / PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA CINCO BOLÍVARES PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO CUATRICENTENARIO DE LA FUNDACION DE CARACAS 1567-1967 CINCO 5 |
| Reverse description | Blue intaglio design without underprint. The central vignette presents a reproduction of the 1578 map of Caracas drawn by Diego de Henares, flanked at left by the Coat of Arms of Caracas and at right by the Coat of Arms of Venezuela, all within an elaborate guilloche framework. The issuing authority BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA is inscribed at the top, the denomination CINCO BOLÍVARES appears at the bottom, and the numeral 5 in varying guilloche work occupies each corner. |
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