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Venezuela: 500-Bolivares Note

Nominated by Vitalii Cherniuk, IBNS Member 13299-R

 
NoteB391 (PNL): 500 bolívares (US$9)
Predominant Colour(s)Orange, brown, and green
Front (vertical)Spanish text; radiant suns; BCV on Venezuelan map as registration device; three portraits of Simón Bolívar
BackSpanish text; Venezuelan coat of arms; Puente Rafael Urdaneta (General Rafael Urdaneta cable-stayed bridge at Tablazo Strait outlet of Lake Maracaibo); Batalla Naval en el Lago de Maracaibo (Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo); BCV on Venezuelan map as registration device
WatermarkSimón Bolívar and electrotype BCV
Additional Security 
PrinterCASA DE LA MONEDA-VENEZUELA
Size156 x 69 mm Paper
Introduced16/08/2024
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book