The Planet Banknote Venezuela Specimen Collection: Bolívar to Bolívar Digital
500 Bolivares 1981-88 Issues P67s

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Set Details
Note Description: Venezuela, Banco Central "SPECIMEN"
500 Bolívares 1998
Grade: 65 EPQ
Country: VEN
Note Number: VEN67fs
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 - Wmk: S. Bolívar
Certification #: 2301453-049  
Owner: PlanetBanknote
Sets Competing: The Planet Banknote Venezuela Specimen Collection: Bolívar to Bolívar Digital  Score: 1549
Date Added: 5/31/2026
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

This Venezuela specimen note represents the 1998 Banco Central de Venezuela 500 Bolívares, cataloged by PMG as Pick #67fs and certified Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

The note features a strong portrait of Simón Bolívar at right, with a clean and modern late-Bolívar-era design. The large 500 denomination is displayed prominently at center and along the right side, while the face incorporates fine geometric security engraving, multicolor background elements, and a large watermark area at left.

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 S. Bolívar. The printed issue date shown on the note is Febrero 5, 1998.

The 65 EPQ grade confirms this as a Gem Uncirculated example with exceptional paper quality, strong originality, crisp detail, and attractive eye appeal. This note is also housed with the Planet Banknote custom PMG label, making it a fitting part of the Planet Banknote Venezuela Specimen Collection: Bolívar to Bolívar Digital.

As a certified specimen from Venezuela’s late-1990s Bolívar series, this piece helps document the country’s higher-denomination currency period before the major redenominations and hyperinflationary issues that would follow.

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