| Issuer | Venezuela |
| Year | 1981-1998 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Bolivars (500 bolívares) (500 VEB) |
| Currency | Bolivar (1879-2007) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 156 × 68 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bundesdruckerei (Reichsdruckerei), Berlin, Germany (1879-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#67 |
| Obverse description | Design in blue and violet. On the right, portrait of Simon Bolivar by unknown author painted in Haiti. On the left, watermarks zone. In the center, the denomination value `500`. On the top, the denomination in words `QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES` «five hundred Bolívares». On the bottom, the issuer name `BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA` «Central Bank of Venezuela» and the payment clause `PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO` «Payments to the Bearier in the Offices of the Bank» above. In each corner the denomination value `500`. |
| Reverse description | Arms on left Orchids at center |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | |
| Obverse lettering | Banco Central De Venezuela
Quinientos Bolivares (Translation: Central Bank of Venezuela 500 Bolivares) |
| Reverse lettering | Design
in blue and violet. In each corner Orquídea Catesetum pileatum with
Coat of Arms. On the right, watermarks zone. On the top, the
denomination in words `QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES` «five hundred
Bolívares». On the bottom, the issuer name `BANCO CENTRAL DE
VENEZUELA` «Central Bank of Venezuela». In each corner the value
`500`. (Translation: Central Bank of Venezuela 500 Bolivares) |
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| Catalog ID | 7510272720 |
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