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Collection Venezuela #628

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1000 VEB

Venezuela 1990_present UNC P-P-80 Needs review ✦ AI 82%
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Front · IMG_7453.HEIC cropped
Back · IMG_7454.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Venezuela
Currency VEB
Denomination 1000
Series name Bolívar series
Series year
Issue year
Era 1990_present
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency
Successor currency Bolívar Fuerte (VEF)
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait
Reverse subject
Watermark
Color palette #d4a574,#c19a6b,#8b4789
Themes wildlife,indigenous_culture
Language / script Latin

Front: Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus), locally known as Cachicamo Gigante, and a smaller species of armadillo depicted in their natural grassland habitat. The Giant Armadillo is the largest living armadillo species, native to South America including Venezuela, and listed as vulnerable due to habitat loss and hunting. It is featured prominently on this note as part of Venezuela's wildlife preservation efforts and national fauna symbolism. The coat of arms of Venezuela appears at left, with denomination '1000 MIL BOLÍVARES' and issuer 'Banco Central de Venezuela' at top.

Back: Portrait of an unidentified Indigenous Venezuelan figure, likely representing the pre-Columbian peoples of Venezuela. The denomination '50 CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES' appears vertically on the left margin, with 'República Bolivariana de Venezuela' printed prominently. The back design incorporates indigenous imagery and cultural motifs celebrating Venezuela's pre-Hispanic heritage, including stylized wildlife and geometric patterns. The note's serial number D27990777 is printed in both upper left and lower right corners.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Banco Central de Venezuela
Issuer (native)
Printer
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 156x69

Security features: thread,microprint,intaglio,see_through_register

Geography

Venezuela in South America

Venezuela in South America. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This 1000 Bolívares note belongs to the Venezuelan Bolívar series issued during the period 1998–2007 by the Banco Central de Venezuela. The series featured Venezuelan wildlife and indigenous cultural themes. This denomination was part of the original Bolívar currency (ISO code VEB) which experienced severe hyperinflation in the 2000s. In 2008, Venezuela implemented a currency redenomination, replacing the Bolívar with the Bolívar Fuerte (VEF) at a rate of 1000:1, making this note worth 1 Bolívar Fuerte after conversion. The note was demonetized on January 1, 2008. The armadillo motif represents Venezuela's commitment to biodiversity conservation and national identity through its unique fauna. The precise issue year within the 1998–2007 range cannot be determined from the visible features, as no printed date appears on the note and no documented serial-year encoding is identified for Banco Central de Venezuela notes of this era.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-80
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1998–2007
Provenance

How it came to me

Acquired date
Acquired from
Acquired price
Currency
Condition
Grade UNC
Serial number D27990777
Serial prefix D

Note appears to be in uncirculated condition with sharp details and no visible wear

Valuation

What it's worth now

$1–$3
Type default range $1–$3
Valuation history (1)
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2026-05-10 07:40:10 1.0 3.0 USD ai from claude-sonnet-4-5
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AI extractions (2)
anthropic · claude-opus-4-5 2026-05-10 07:40:10
status: ok · step 2 · $0.1878 · 7287↓ + 1047↑ tokens
anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-10 07:40:10
status: ok · step 1 · $0.0407 · 7287↓ + 1259↑ tokens
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