| Issuer | Venezuela |
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| Year | 1940 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Bolivars (500 bolívares) (500 VEB) |
| Currency | Bolivar (1879-2007) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 156 × 69 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#35 |
| Obverse description | Blue on multicolor underprint. On the right, portrait of Simon Bolivar inside an oval from unknown author; in the center, the denomination value `500`, with the denomination and the payment clause below. On the top, the issuer name; in each corner the denomination value `500`. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA CARACAS 500 QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO FECHA DIC. 16-1940 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY (Translation: Central Bank of Venezuela Caracas Five Hundred Bolivares Payable at Bearer in Bank Offices Date December 16th., 1940) |
| Reverse description | Blue print. On the left, inside a circle, the Coat of Arms. On the right, the denomination value `500`. On the top, the issuer name; on the bottom, the denomination in words and the denomination value `500` above. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA 500 QUINIENTOS BOLÍVARES (Translation: Central Bank of Venezuela 500 Five Hundred Bolivares) |
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| Numisquare ID | 9247499860 |
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