The Planet Banknote Venezuela Specimen Collection: Bolívar to Bolívar Digital
50 Bolivares 1981-88 Issues P65s

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Note Description: Venezuela, Banco Central "SPECIMEN"
50 Bolívares 1998
Grade: 66 EPQ
Country: VEN
Note Number: VEN65gs
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Wmk: A. Bello
Certification #: 2301453-045  
Owner: PlanetBanknote
Sets Competing: The Planet Banknote Venezuela Specimen Collection: Bolívar to Bolívar Digital  Score: 163
Date Added: 5/31/2026
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

This Venezuela specimen note represents the 1998 Banco Central de Venezuela 50 Bolívares, cataloged by PMG as Pick #65gs and certified Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

The note features a refined portrait of Andrés Bello at right, with the Palacio de las Academias shown at center. The design combines classic Venezuelan banknote artistry with detailed architectural engraving, ornate denomination panels, and warm multicolor security elements throughout the face.

As an official specimen, this example carries the all-zero serial number format 00000000, a bold red diagonal “ESPECIMEN SIN VALOR” overprint, and PMG notes the watermark as A. Bello. The printed issue date shown on the note is Octubre 13, 1998.

The 66 EPQ grade confirms this as a Gem Uncirculated example with exceptional paper quality, strong originality, sharp detail, and excellent overall presentation. This example is a confirmed PMG Top Pop for the Pick #65gs specimen type, placing it among the finest certified examples currently recorded by PMG.

This note is also housed with the Planet Banknote custom PMG label, making it especially fitting for the Planet Banknote Venezuela Specimen Collection: Bolívar to Bolívar Digital. As a high-grade Top Pop specimen, it is an important representative of Venezuela’s late Bolívar-era banknote production and a standout Andrés Bello type within the collection.

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