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100 Bolívares
| Issuer | Banco de Venezuela |
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| Year | 1916-1921 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE VENEZUELA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA CAPITAL Bs 15.000.000 VALE POR CIEN BOLÍVARES PAGADERO AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO CARACAS AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK |
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| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE VENEZUELA AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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Banco de Venezuela was a private commercial bank operating under government concession, not a central bank — Venezuela wouldn't establish a true central bank until 1940. These early issues functioned as de facto national currency precisely because no state-issued alternative existed. The American Bank Note Company in New York handled the printing, as was common for Latin American commercial banks of the period that lacked domestic high-security printing facilities.
The 1916–1921 dating span reflects reissues from the same plate series rather than distinct design changes. Notes payable at the Caracas office; branch-payable variants exist for Maracaibo and other cities and carry meaningful premium over the standard issue.