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5000 Bolívares
| Issuer | Banco Central de Venezuela |
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| Year | 1997-1998 |
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| Value | 5000 Bolivars (5000 bolívares) (5000 VEB) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA CINCO MIL BOLÍVARES 5000 |
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| Protection description | Watermark zone visible on left side of obverse and right side of reverse, incorporating the portrait of Simón Bolívar. |
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| Comments |
Venezuela's highest-denomination note of the late 1990s, the 5000 Bolívar was introduced as chronic inflation eroded the purchasing power of smaller denominations — by the mid-1990s, Venezuela had endured years of currency instability tied directly to oil price volatility and the fallout from the catastrophic 1994 banking crisis, which wiped out roughly half the country's financial institutions. The note's issuance was a practical concession to daily commerce, not a policy choice anyone at the BCV made willingly.
The print date of 30 April 1945 in this catalog entry almost certainly reflects a plate approval or charter reference date, not actual production — worth querying before attribution is finalized.