Banknote Venezuela 5 Bolivares - Simon Bolivar - Battle of Carabobo - 29-04-2021 - Serial A

This lot brings together seven banknotes issued by Venezuela, representing the denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 bolívares. These banknotes were issued in 2021 and 2025 and belong to series A and B, thus offering a representative set of contemporary Venezuelan fiduciary monetary production.

The monetary unit used is the bolívar, whose name pays tribute to Simón Bolívar, a major historical figure in the emancipation of South America from Spanish colonisation in the early 19th century. His portrait is a recurring iconographic element in the Venezuelan numismatic tradition, featured on banknotes in circulation for many decades.

The banknotes issued from 2021 onwards correspond to the digital bolívar, introduced as part of a monetary reform aimed at simplifying economic exchanges following a period of severe hyperinflation. This reform led to the removal of six zeros compared to the previous denomination, the bolívar soberano. The denominations produced in this context feature modern graphic characteristics, incorporating advanced security elements such as security threads, raised printing, variable optical effect inks, and watermarks.

The banknotes issued in 2025 continue this series, with the same denominations and the same general graphic style, while potentially featuring adjustments or updates to the security features or secondary visual elements. The coexistence of series A and B within this lot allows for the observation of possible variations between the different issues of the same denomination.

This lot forms a coherent set covering the entire range of denominations in circulation, from the smallest face value, the 5 bolívares, to the largest, the 500 bolívares.