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Collection Venezuela #632

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20000 VEB

Venezuela 1990_present VF P-P-85 Needs review ✦ AI 88%
Front · IMG_7461.HEIC cropped
Back · IMG_7462.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Venezuela
Currency VEB
Denomination 20000
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 Leatherback sea turtle
Watermark Venezuelan coat of arms
Color palette #d4a373,#c85a54,#f5deb3
Themes wildlife,indigenous_culture
Language / script Latin

Front: Venezuelan red siskin (Spinus cucullatus) and turpial birds with botanical elements including cocoa pods and coffee plant. The red siskin is an endangered songbird endemic to northern Venezuela and Colombia, highly prized historically for aviculture. The turpial (Icterus icterus) is Venezuela's national bird. The front also displays the Venezuelan coat of arms at left featuring a white horse, wheat sheaves, and weapons, symbolizing independence, agriculture, and victory. The text 'Cardenalitos Parque Nacional El Ávila' references both the species depicted and El Ávila National Park (now Waraira Repano), the mountain range protecting Caracas.

Back: Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), the largest living turtle species, which nests on Venezuelan Caribbean beaches. This critically endangered marine reptile can weigh up to 900 kg and dive to depths exceeding 1,000 meters. Venezuela's coastline provides important nesting habitat for this species. The design emphasizes environmental conservation themes common to Venezuelan currency of this period, highlighting the nation's biodiversity.

Production

How it was made

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

Security features: thread,microprint,intaglio,latent_image

Geography

Venezuela in South America

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

The story

Background & history

This 20,000 bolívares note belongs to the bolívar series issued by Banco Central de Venezuela during the period 1998-2007, prior to the 2008 redenomination that introduced the bolívar fuerte at a rate of 1,000:1. The series featured Venezuelan wildlife and natural heritage, reflecting national pride in biodiversity. This denomination emerged during a period of significant inflation in Venezuela. The note was demonetized on January 1, 2008, when the bolívar fuerte (VEF) replaced the bolívar (VEB). The serial number K28541577 follows standard Venezuelan formatting with a letter prefix. No public serial-year encoding is documented for this issuer during this period.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-85
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1998-2007
Provenance

How it came to me

Acquired date
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Acquired price
Currency
Condition
Grade VF
Serial number K28541577
Serial prefix K

Note shows moderate circulation with visible creasing and handling wear, typical for Venezuelan high-denomination notes of this inflationary period.

Valuation

What it's worth now

$2–$8
Type default range $2–$8
Valuation history (1)
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AI extractions (1)
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status: ok · step 1 · $0.0398 · 7175↓ + 1218↑ tokens
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