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5000 Bolívares
| Issuer | Banco Central de Venezuela |
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| Year | 2000-2004 |
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| Reference(s) | P#84 |
| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print on a light underprint. At right, a portrait vignette of Francisco de Miranda after the 1835 painting by Georges Rouget; at upper left, the inscription REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA. The central field carries the large numeral 5000 with the denomination legend CINCO MIL BOLÍVARES split across two lines and the bearer clause PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO below. The denomination numeral 5000 repeats in three corners, with the left margin reserved as a watermark zone. |
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| Reverse description | Blue intaglio print. The central vignette presents a panoramic view of the Guri Hydroelectric Dam complex; to the left, a vignette of the Altum Angelfish (Pterophyllum altum) with the national Coat of Arms above it. The issuer name BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA runs along the upper left, the denomination legend CINCO MIL BOLÍVARES appears at lower right, and the numeral 5000 is placed at the lower left and upper right corners. |
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Venezuela's 5000 Bolívares note from this period circulated during a stretch of serious monetary stress — by the early 2000s, inflation had eroded the bolívar badly enough that a denomination once considered high-value had become routine in daily transactions. The Banco Central had issued 5000-bolívar notes continuously since the 1990s, essentially keeping the denomination in print as purchasing power collapsed around it.
Pick 84 is a long-running type with several date variants across the 2000–2004 window. The watermark remains the primary security feature — modest by contemporary standards even at time of issue.