Description
🇻🇪 Venezuela – 20,000 Bolívares (2017)
Issuing Authority
Central Bank of Venezuela
Country
Venezuela
Basic Information
Denomination: 20,000 Bolívares
Year of Issue: 2017
Currency: Venezuelan Bolívar (pre-2018 redenomination)
Pick Number: P-99b
Series / Serial Number: C59648415
Design Details
Obverse (Front):
Portrait of Simón Bolívar, national hero and liberator of South America
Text: “República Bolivariana de Venezuela”
Denomination written as “Veinte Mil Bolívares”
Multicolor security background with modern geometric and patriotic motifs
Reverse (Back):
Indigenous and cultural symbolism (typical of the 2016–2018 Bolívar series)
Decorative patterns with fauna/floral elements
Denomination repeated in numeric form
Security Features
Watermark with Bolívar portrait
Security thread
Microprinting
Intaglio printing (raised ink)
UV-reactive elements
Condition & Grading
Grading Company: DIM Currency
Grade: 67 EPQ – Superb Gem Uncirculated
EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality) indicates original paper with no pressing or restoration
One of the highest grades possible for modern banknotes
Historical & Collecting Notes
Issued during Venezuela’s hyperinflation period
Became obsolete after the 2018 currency redenomination
Highly collected today due to:
Short circulation life
Economic history significance
High third-party grading