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200 Bolívares
| Issuer | Banco de Maracaibo |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Currency | Bolívar (1879-1983) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red and black, with a central vignette of a seated female allegorical figure viewed from behind, set within an oval guilloche frame against a landscape background. To the left stands an allegorical figure of Commerce or Industry, and to the right a seated figure of Justice holding scales and a sword, flanking the central composition; the denomination '200' appears in large numerals at upper left and upper right. The bank title 'BANCO DE MARACAIBO' is inscribed in bold letters across the upper register, with 'COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA' below, and the legend 'DOSCIENTOS BOLIVARES' appears in a panel at the lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE MARACAIBO COMPAÑÍA ANÓNIMA DOSCIENTOS BOLIVARES CAPITAL B. 1,250,000 PAGADOR QUE SE PAGARÁN AL PORTADOR EN MARACAIBO Á SU PRESENTACIÓN 200 |
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The Banco de Maracaibo was a regional commercial bank operating out of Venezuela's principal port city, and by the 1890s it held considerable influence over trade finance in the western lake region. This 200 Bolívares note is among the higher denominations the bank issued — a face value that placed it firmly in commercial rather than everyday use.
American Bank Note Company produced the series in New York, as it did for a substantial portion of Latin American private bank currency in this period. The Banco de Maracaibo lost its right of emission following Venezuela's 1940 banking reforms, which centralized currency issuance under the Banco Central.