{"title":"Venezuela","description":"\u003cp\u003eBanknotes from Venezuela\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"venezuela-10-bolivares-june-5-1995-serial-s-p-61d-unc","title":"Venezuela P-61d—10 bolivares 1995 UNC—serial S","description":"\u003cp\u003eUNC, serial numbers will vary. 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In 2021, 1 million bolívares soberanos became equal to one \"bolívar digital\". The highest value note is now 500 bolívares digitales (worth 500 million bolívares soberanos), but \u003cstrong\u003e1 million is the largest \u003cem\u003enumber\u003c\/em\u003e that Venezuela has printed on a banknote.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e: Simón Bolívar.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e: Monument to the Battle of Carabobo.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eCheck the authenticity of your 1 million bolívares soberanos notes!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThere is a lot of confusion because the Russian-printed notes (which are the vast majority) the strip shows up five times, while the few notes they managed to print in their broken mint in Caracas have four!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Bank of Venezuela issued a video that had a  bill and showed the security strip \"showing up\" \"threaded\" five times, three times long and two times short. Look at the serial number and you will see this is not an image of a real bill, it was of some model they had designed before printing.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePer the absolutely most authoritative local source, the \"Catálogo Numismático de Venezuela\" (and reporting on the issue)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRussia (Goznak)\u003c\/b\u003e — printed the bulk of circulating 1-million notes. These are the \u003cb\u003eDesign A, Type A\u003c\/b\u003e variety with the thin \u003cb\u003e5-window\u003c\/b\u003e plain silver security thread featuring demetalized \"BCV.\" This is what almost everyone actually handles. Goznak is also the sole printer of the 500,000 note and printed most of the 10,000\/20,000\/50,000 second issue.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVenezuela (Casa de la Moneda de Venezuela, Maracay)\u003c\/b\u003e — printed the \u003cb\u003eDesign A, Type B\u003c\/b\u003e variety with the wider \u003cb\u003e4-window holographic\u003c\/b\u003e security thread (BCV repeated 4 times), on Fedrigoni-supplied paper substrate. The BCV's originally released promotional image showed an A-series Venezuelan-printed note, but per Tom Maneiro's commentary on BanknoteNews, the A-prefix Venezuelan-printed version \"has yet to circulate due to unknown reasons\" — so the Venezuelan-printed Type B is much scarcer in collectors' hands.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSo if you're looking at a typical circulated 1-million bolívar note, it's almost certainly  \u003cb\u003eRussian\u003c\/b\u003e (printed by \u003cstrong\u003eGoznak\u003c\/strong\u003e). The Venezuelan-printed variety exists but is uncommon.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNote that every Venezuelan banknote carries the \"CASA DE LA MONEDA - VENEZUELA\" imprint regardless of where it was actually printed — that's been standard since 2007 and isn't a reliable indicator of printer. The reliable indicators are:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSerial number font and size\u003c\/b\u003e (Goznak = large; Venezuelan Mint = small)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSecurity thread\u003c\/b\u003e (Goznak = thin, 5 windows, plain silver; Venezuelan Mint = wider, 4 windows, holographic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCash strap markings\u003c\/b\u003e (Goznak straps have a small black square plus a production date stamp; Venezuelan Mint straps are plain white)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBanknote News, the most authoritative English-language authority on banknotes shows a REAL bill with a REAL serial number and the strip shows up 5 times threaded.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499299832119,"sku":"VE114U","price":1.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Screenshot_2026-01-05_at_11.34.18.png?v=1767631138"},{"product_id":"venezuela-series-a1-500-bolivares-digitales-unc-see-disclaimer-re-rv-redemption","title":"Venezuela P121 500 Bolivares Digitales 500 Digital Bolivar 2023 UNC COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHighest denomination of Venezuelan banknote currently in circulation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNCIRCULATED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity upon request\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e500 bolívares digitales which is equal to \u003cstrong\u003e500 million\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(500,000,000) bolívares soberanos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Colors: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eOrange, brown, and green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThree portraits of Simón Bolívar at different ages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eShip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattle of Lake Maracaibo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGeneral Rafael Urdaneta Bridge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCoat of arms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimón Bolívar\u003c\/strong\u003e is inseparable from the idea of Venezuela as a sovereign nation. Born in Caracas into a wealthy Creole family, Bolívar became the central figure in the wars that broke Spanish rule in northern South America in the early 19th century. Venezuela was both the starting point and the emotional core of his struggle: it was here that independence was first declared, lost, and painfully reclaimed through years of brutal conflict. Bolívar did not envision Venezuela as an isolated republic but as the nucleus of a larger political project—Gran Colombia—uniting much of today’s Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. Even after that union collapsed, Bolívar’s legacy endured most powerfully in Venezuela, where he came to symbolize liberation, republican ideals, and resistance to foreign domination. His name, image, and rhetoric remain deeply embedded in the country’s political culture and historical self-understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Lake Maracaibo\u003c\/strong\u003e, fought in July 1823, was the decisive military event that effectively secured Venezuela’s independence. Unlike many earlier engagements, it was a naval battle, waged within the confined waters of Lake Maracaibo, where republican forces confronted the remaining Spanish fleet. The victory shattered Spain’s last realistic hope of reasserting control over the territory, even though formal recognition came later. Symbolically, the battle marked the end of the war phase of independence: after years of shifting fronts and uncertain outcomes, Maracaibo represented closure. For Venezuela, it stands not only as a tactical triumph but as the final confirmation that independence—long claimed and repeatedly threatened—had become irreversible.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499306156343,"sku":"VE012100UNC","price":5.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/Screenshot_2026-01-05_at_11.37.13.png?v=1767631172"},{"product_id":"venezuela-p-61d-10-bolivares-1995-unc-serial-s-copy","title":"Venezuela 5 pcs Set—including 1 million— crisp uncirculated banknotes—UNC","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"935\" data-start=\"237\"\u003eThis set lands at a \u003cstrong\u003estrange and historic moment\u003c\/strong\u003e. Venezuela is suddenly back on the front pages after dramatic U.S. action against its leadership, and many people are realizing they know almost nothing about the country beyond \u003cstrong\u003eoil, crisis, and politics. \u003c\/strong\u003eThese banknotes offer a very different entry point. Through them, you meet Venezuela’s \u003cstrong\u003enational heroes\u003c\/strong\u003e, encounter \u003cstrong\u003ewildlife found almost nowhere else on Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e, and glimpse landscapes that stretch from \u003cstrong\u003eСаribbеаn coasts and savannas to rainforest and jungle.\u003c\/strong\u003e While the news focuses on power and conflict, this set lets you explore the culture, history, and natural beauty of a country that is far richer and more complex than the headlines suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"935\" data-start=\"237\"\u003eSet includes one each, uncirculated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1206\" data-start=\"980\"\u003e5 bolívares fuertes P-89 (2013)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1206\" data-start=\"980\"\u003e2000 bolívares fuertes P-96 (2016)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1206\" data-start=\"980\"\u003e50 bolívares soberanos P-105 (2018)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1206\" data-start=\"980\"\u003e100 bolívares soberanos P-106 (2018)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1337\" data-start=\"1252\"\u003e1,000,000 bolívares soberanos P-114 (2020)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"1381\" data-start=\"1344\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1379\" data-start=\"1344\"\u003e5 bolívares fuertes P-89 (2013)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- TABLE FOR SHOPIFY PAGE --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1790\" data-start=\"1383\"\u003eOn the front is \u003cstrong data-end=\"1440\" data-start=\"1399\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePedro Camejo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1790–1821), better known as \u003cem data-end=\"1485\" data-start=\"1470\"\u003eNegro Primero\u003c\/em\u003e. Born into slavery, Camejo became a legendary cavalryman in the independence wars and is remembered for riding directly into battle against Spanish forces. He represents the Afro-Venezuelan roots of the independence movement and the idea that freedom was fought for by people from every layer of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2141\" data-start=\"1792\"\u003eThe back features the \u003cstrong data-end=\"1833\" data-start=\"1814\"\u003egiant armadillo\u003c\/strong\u003e, a shy, prehistoric-looking animal that roams remote grasslands and forests, along with the \u003cstrong data-end=\"1943\" data-start=\"1926\"\u003eLlanos plains\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Llanos are vast, open savannas where wildlife is abundant and sunsets feel endless—one of the best places in South America to see animals in the wild and a dream destination for nature lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2893\" data-end=\"2931\"\u003e2000 bolívares fuertes P-96 (2016)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Black and dark brown on light brown, tan, green and orange underprint\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"82\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGuaicaipuro,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e a \u003cstrong data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"127\"\u003e16th-century Indigenous war leader\u003c\/strong\u003e of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"145\"\u003eTeques\u003c\/strong\u003e people in central \u003cstrong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"205\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eVenezuela\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, active during the \u003cstrong data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"240\"\u003e1550s–1560s\u003c\/strong\u003e. He organized and led resistance against Spanish expansion in the Caracas region. and was killed around \u003cstrong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"491\"\u003e1568\u003c\/strong\u003e in a Spanish night assault. He built alliances among neighboring indigenous groups and fought sustained guerrilla actions. Later, Venezuelan nationalism elevated him into a \u003cstrong data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"678\"\u003esymbol of Indigenous resistance and sovereignty\u003c\/strong\u003e; his image appears in monuments, literature, and iconography. In \u003cstrong data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"752\"\u003e2001\u003c\/strong\u003e, he received an honorific\u003cstrong data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"782\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ereinterment in the \u003cem\u003ePanteón Nacional, \u003c\/em\u003e the country's National Heroes' Mausoleum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHarpy eagle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpears and masks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBack: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eColor: Black and dark brown on light brown, tan, green and orange underprint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoat of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarpy Eagle\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"821\"\u003elargest and most powerful eagles in the world. \u003c\/strong\u003eAs an apex predator, symbol of \u003cstrong data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"896\"\u003estrength and sovereignty\u003c\/strong\u003e in many Amazonian and Guiana Shield cultures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUcaima Falls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"941\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"941\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eKurun and Venado \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etepuys\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ea type of \u003cstrong\u003emesa\u003c\/strong\u003e found in the Guiana shield in Venezuela and the Guianas, part of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1647\"\u003eancient sandstone plateau system\u003c\/strong\u003e that includes Mount Roraima and its satellites. They are geologically \u003cstrong data-start=\"1721\" data-end=\"1736\"\u003ePrecambrian,\u003c\/strong\u003e ecologically isolated and some regard them as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003eancestral beings \u003c\/strong\u003eor \u003cstrong data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003espirit-mountains.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"3496\" data-start=\"3225\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"3542\" data-start=\"3503\"\u003e50 bolívares soberanos P-105 (2018)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3816\" data-start=\"3546\"\u003eOn the front is \u003cstrong data-end=\"3603\" data-start=\"3562\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAntonio José de Sucre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1795–1830), one of Simón Bolívar’s most brilliant generals. Sucre helped secure independence across multiple countries and is remembered for combining military skill with a strong sense of justice and restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4080\" data-start=\"3818\"\u003eThe back depicts the \u003cstrong data-end=\"3852\" data-start=\"3839\"\u003ecunaguaro\u003c\/strong\u003e, a sleek wild cat related to the jaguar, set in \u003cstrong data-end=\"3942\" data-start=\"3901\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePenínsula de Paria National Park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. This region is a tropical dream—rainforest-covered mountains plunging into the Caribbean, with wildlife sounds echoing at dawn and dusk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"4080\" data-start=\"3818\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"4127\" data-start=\"4087\"\u003e100 bolívares soberanos P-106 (2018)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4403\" data-start=\"4131\"\u003eOn the front is \u003cstrong data-end=\"4188\" data-start=\"4147\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEzequiel Zamora\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1817–1860), a fiery leader who fought for federalism and land reform after independence. Zamora is remembered as a champion of the rural poor and a symbol of ongoing struggles over equality and power in Venezuela.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4706\" data-start=\"4405\"\u003eThe back shows the \u003cstrong data-end=\"4447\" data-start=\"4424\"\u003ebrown spider monkey\u003c\/strong\u003e, an acrobatic primate that swings effortlessly through the canopy, alongside \u003cstrong data-end=\"4566\" data-start=\"4525\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGuatopo National Park\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Dense forest, misty hills, and biodiversity just outside Caracas—this is the kind of place that makes you forget a capital city is nearby.\u003cstrong data-end=\"4757\" data-start=\"4713\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"5343\" data-start=\"5246\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"5557\" data-start=\"5511\"\u003e1,000,000 bolívares soberanos P-114 (2020)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5658\" data-start=\"5561\"\u003eOn the front is \u003cstrong data-end=\"5594\" data-start=\"5577\"\u003eSimón Bolívar\u003c\/strong\u003e, now appearing on one of the highest denominations ever issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"5973\" data-start=\"5660\"\u003eThe back shows the \u003cstrong data-end=\"5732\" data-start=\"5679\"\u003eMonument to the Motherland on the Carabobo Fields\u003c\/strong\u003e, commemorating the \u003cstrong data-end=\"5774\" data-start=\"5752\"\u003eBattle of Carabobo\u003c\/strong\u003e, the decisive victory that secured Venezuelan independence. Wide open plains, blazing sun, and the site where the country’s future was finally sealed—this is Venezuela at its most epic and symbolic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"935\"\u003eFuerte, Soberano, Digital? 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A brilliant yet restless figure, he combined military daring with sweeping political vision, imagining a new republic built on shared citizenship rather than colonial hierarchy. His campaigns reshaped an entire continent, and even after his dream of a unified state collapsed, his name endured as a symbol of independence, ambition, and the belief that history could be bent by will and conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"1151\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"592\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFrancisco de Miranda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1750–1816) was the original revolutionary cosmopolitan—a soldier, thinker, and adventurer who fought in the American and French Revolutions before turning his attention to freeing his own region from empire. Long before independence became inevitable, Miranda carried its ideas across oceans, meeting kings, philosophers, and generals while laying the intellectual groundwork for what others would later achieve on the battlefield. He is remembered as the visionary precursor: the man who imagined freedom first, even if he did not live to see it fulfilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"1151\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"45\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eNational Pantheon of Venezuela\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003e, in the capital\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"45\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003e Caracas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ejust north of the old colonial core,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the country’s most symbolic memorial space, reserved for figures considered foundational to the nation’s history. Originally a church, it was transformed into a secular mausoleum where the remains of independence leaders, writers, and national heroes are honored beneath a richly decorated interior. More than a burial site, it functions as a civic shrine—a place where history, memory, and political identity intersect, and where the story of the nation is formally curated and reaffirmed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51522120450359,"sku":"VE0070X0UNC","price":1.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/70bo.jpg?v=1767587372"},{"product_id":"venezuela-p-68-1-bolivar-1989","title":"Venezuela P-68 1 bolívar 1989 UNC—small—blue-violet—coin—guilloche","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou will receive a banknote of the design indicated in UNC (uncirculated) condition, with either a 7- \u003cem\u003eor\u003c\/em\u003e 8-digit serial number. Serial numbers will vary, images are illustrative only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate of issue: \u003c\/strong\u003eOctober 5, 1989 (only)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dark blue on blue-violet underprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1 Bolívar coin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e: Denomination in words \"Un Bolívar\"; Coat of Arms; Guilloche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 115 x 55 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1151\" data-start=\"551\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51522131296567,"sku":"VE006800UNC","price":1.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/68o_ed11f235-db40-49b5-93d5-146388485478.jpg?v=1767588395"},{"product_id":"venezuela-p-68-1-bolivar-1989-unc","title":"Venezuela P-66e 100 bolívares 1992 UNC—Simón Bolívar","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou will receive a banknote of the design indicated in UNC (uncirculated) condition. 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He organized and led resistance against Spanish expansion in the Caracas region. and was killed around \u003cstrong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"491\"\u003e1568\u003c\/strong\u003e in a Spanish night assault. He built alliances among neighboring indigenous groups and fought sustained guerrilla actions. Later, Venezuelan nationalism elevated him into a \u003cstrong data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"678\"\u003esymbol of Indigenous resistance and sovereignty\u003c\/strong\u003e; his image appears in monuments, literature, and iconography. In \u003cstrong data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"752\"\u003e2001\u003c\/strong\u003e, he received an honorific\u003cstrong data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"782\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ereinterment in the \u003cem\u003ePanteón Nacional, \u003c\/em\u003e the country's National Heroes' Mausoleum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"241\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHarpy eagle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpears and masks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBack: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eColor: Black and dark brown on light brown, tan, green and orange underprint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoat of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarpy Eagle\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"821\"\u003elargest and most powerful eagles in the world. \u003c\/strong\u003eAs an apex predator, symbol of \u003cstrong data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"896\"\u003estrength and sovereignty\u003c\/strong\u003e in many Amazonian and Guiana Shield cultures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUcaima Falls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"941\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"941\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eKurun and Venado \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etepuys\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ea type of \u003cstrong\u003emesa\u003c\/strong\u003e found in the Guiana shield in Venezuela and the Guianas, part of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1647\"\u003eancient sandstone plateau system\u003c\/strong\u003e that includes Mount Roraima and its satellites. They are geologically \u003cstrong data-start=\"1721\" data-end=\"1736\"\u003ePrecambrian,\u003c\/strong\u003e ecologically isolated and some regard them as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003eancestral beings \u003c\/strong\u003eor \u003cstrong data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003espirit-mountains.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"935\" data-start=\"237\"\u003eVenezuelan currencies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"935\" data-start=\"237\"\u003eThe currency of the banknote is the \u003cstrong\u003ebolívar\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003efuerte:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeso system:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish real \u003c\/strong\u003e(1348–1868) and \u003cstrong\u003epeso\u003c\/strong\u003e (1497–1903), 8 reales (U.S. a.k.a. \"bits\") = 1 peso (U.S. a.k.a. \"dollar\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGran Colombian peso\u003c\/strong\u003e (1819-1830)\u003cbr\u003e(Venezuela was independent in 1830 but continued to use pesos minted in multiple countries)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVenezuelan peso \u003c\/strong\u003e(1837–1879) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBolívar \u003c\/strong\u003e(1879–Feb 2008 ) = 5 pesos (Latin Monetary Union standard: 25 g silver (.900)  = 22.5 g fine silver, same value as 5 French francs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBolívar fuerte \u003c\/strong\u003e(Mar 2008–Aug 2018) = 1000 pesos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBolívar soberano \u003c\/strong\u003e(Aug 2018–Sep 2021) = 100,000 bolivares fuertes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBolívar digital \u003c\/strong\u003e(Oct 2021–present) = 1,000,000 bolívares soberanos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51666734711095,"sku":"VEXXXU","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/96o.jpg?v=1767810741"},{"product_id":"caribbean-p-fx51-50-cuc-50-convertible-pesos-50-pesos-various-years-conditions-and-prices-ask-us-copy","title":"Caribbean || P-FX51 50 Pesos Convertibles CUC 2006–11—Horse Statue—Relic of Dead Venezuela","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA currency that only tourists could spend, from a country that ran two economies simultaneously for 27 years — and then abolished one of them overnight. On the back, a relic of a \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003eCuba–Venezuela axis that once influenced Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and beyond — now all but dead.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP-FX51a 2006, signature Francisco Soberón Valdés\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP-FX51b 2007, signature Ernesto Medina Villavirán\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP-FX51c 2011, signature Ernesto Medina Villavirán\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Purple and red tones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e Statue of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calixto_Garc%C3%ADa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalixto García e Iñiguez\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Havana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHavana\u003c\/a\u003e — Cuban general and independence hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolivarian_Alliance_for_the_Peoples_of_Our_America\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eALBA\u003c\/a\u003e (Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas) emblem and text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150 × 70 mm (5.91 × 2.76 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Cuba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBanco Central de Cuba\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 January 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuban_convertible_peso\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCuban convertible peso\u003c\/a\u003e (CUC, 1994–2020, roughly pegged to 1 USD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCuba\u003c\/a\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSecond Republic\u003c\/a\u003e (1959–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Cuba\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Havana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHavana\u003c\/a\u003e (city ~2.1 million; metro ~2.4 million)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~11.2 million (UN 2023) — similar to Belgium or Ohio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 109,884 km² (42,426 mi²) — similar to Bulgaria or Virginia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e Difficult to measure reliably due to dual economy and state pricing; IMF estimates ~$12,000–15,000 USD — ranks roughly 100th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nickel, sugar, tobacco, rum, pharmaceuticals, medical services\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e No land borders; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida_Straits\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlorida Straits\u003c\/a\u003e to the north, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_Sea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCaribbean Sea\u003c\/a\u003e to the south\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpanish\u003c\/a\u003e (~100%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish universally, also \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haitian_Creole\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHaitian Creole\u003c\/a\u003e (~300,000) in the east\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taino\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTaíno\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciboney\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCiboney\u003c\/a\u003e indigenous peoples (pre-1492)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colonial_Cuba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpanish colony\u003c\/a\u003e (1492 until end of \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpanish-American War\u003c\/a\u003e, 1898)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba_under_United_States_Military_Government\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUS military occupation\u003c\/a\u003e (1898–1902)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFirst Republic\u003c\/a\u003e (1902–1959, Batista dictatorship 1952-9 suspended constitution, dissolved Congress, ruled by decree)\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSecond Republic \/ Revolutionary government\u003c\/a\u003e (1959–date, explicitly \"socialist\" from 1961, explicitly communist from 1965, hybrid state-run economy with small-medium private enterprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe currency only strangers could spend\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuban_convertible_peso\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCuban convertible peso\u003c\/a\u003e was introduced in 1994 during the “Special Period” — the economic crisis that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the loss of Soviet subsidies. \u003cstrong\u003eCubans earned in pesos. Tourists paid in CUC. The gap between the two was 24:1.\u003c\/strong\u003e For 27 years, the island ran two economies side by side, separated by a currency most of its own citizens could only access illegally or through remittances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 1 January 2021, the CUC was abolished. \u003cstrong\u003eOvernight, every note in circulation became a collectible.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 50 CUC was worth roughly $50 USD at the official rate — a month’s salary for many Cubans at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFront: a general who didn’t live to see independence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalixto García\u003c\/strong\u003e fought the Spanish for decades. He coordinated with US forces during the Spanish-American War, famously receiving a message via the “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Message_to_Garcia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMessage to Garcia\u003c\/a\u003e” — a story that became one of the most widely distributed essays in American history. \u003cstrong\u003eHe died in Washington in December 1898, weeks after the armistice, before Cuban independence was formally declared.\u003c\/strong\u003e His \u003cstrong\u003estatue in Havana\u003c\/strong\u003e, on the front of this note, faces the city he helped free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBack: Relic of a Now-Dead Cuba–Venezuela Axis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolivarian_Alliance_for_the_Peoples_of_Our_America\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eALBA\u003c\/a\u003e on the reverse was founded by Cuba and Venezuela in 2004 as an explicit counter to US-led free trade agreements in Latin America. \u003cstrong\u003ePutting it on the highest-circulation tourist note was a deliberate act — every visitor who handled this bill was handed a piece of Cuban foreign policy.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuba also exports medical personnel to over 60 countries, making healthcare one of its largest sources of foreign income — a soft power strategy as calculated as any currency design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThe State of ALBA (April 2026)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003eLoss of the Benefactor:\u003c\/b\u003e For decades, ALBA was fueled by Venezuelan oil and cash. Since U.S. forces removed Madero to face drug trafficking charges in the U.S., and the interim government in Caracas under \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"194\" data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003eDelcy Rodríguez\u003c\/b\u003e pivoting toward \"economic opportunism\" and a fragile cooperation with Washington, the funding for ALBA’s \"Solidarity\" projects has evaporated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"141\" data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003eCuba\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"150\" data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003eNicaragua\u003c\/b\u003e remain the most vocal defenders, but without Venezuelan subsidies, they can no longer use ALBA as a tool for regional economic integration. It serves only as a \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"194\" data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003edefensive diplomatic club\u003c\/b\u003e or political echo chamber for the remaining leftist governments in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"\u003eThe Caribbean distances itself from ALBA:\u003c\/b\u003e Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, etc. have distanced themselves from the alliance's political rhetoric, focusing instead on pragmatic trade as the Venezuelan \"oil-for-influence\" model is dead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn this document of a dual economy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CUC no longer exists. \u003cstrong\u003eThis 50-peso note — tourist currency, political artifact — is now a collectible from one of the most unusual monetary experiments of the 20th century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo currencies, one island, 27 years. Then one morning, just one.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51694577320247,"sku":"FX51","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/FX51o.jpg?v=1771475428"},{"product_id":"venezuela-p-67e-500-bolivares-1995-06-05-xf-purple-bolivar-orchids","title":"Venezuela P-67e 500 Bolívares 1995-06-05 XF Extra Fine—Purple—Bolívar—Orchids","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will receive a note of this design in Extra Fine condition. See below for definitions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Light purple \/ lavender\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e: Simón Bolívar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e: Orchids\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799018111287,"sku":"VE67eXF","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/67eo.png?v=1774016230"},{"product_id":"venezuela-p-117-20-bolivares-digitales-2021-unc","title":"Venezuela P117 20 Bolivares Digitales (Bolivar Digital) 2021 UNC 20 million Sob","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid red-brown commemorative note marking the \u003cstrong\u003e200th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo\u003c\/strong\u003e — the decisive land engagement that secured Venezuela’s independence from Spain on June 24, 1821. Part of the inaugural \u003cstrong\u003eBolívar Digital\u003c\/strong\u003e series, this note was issued October 1, 2021, and carries a date of April 29, 2021 — the anniversary of Bolívar’s birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e red-brown dominant on orange underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simón Bolívar at bottom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e República Bolivariana de Venezuela · 20 VEINTE BOLÍVARES · 29 DE ABRIL DE 2021 · PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcv.org.ve\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalixto Ortega Sánchez\u003c\/a\u003e (Gov. BCV) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banco_Central_de_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSohail Hernández\u003c\/a\u003e (First Vice President BCV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e multicolor on cream underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeft:\u003c\/strong\u003e Venezuelan coat of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCenter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monument to the Motherland on the Carabobo Fields\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRight:\u003c\/strong\u003e scene of the Battle of Carabobo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banco Central de Venezuela · 200 Años · Batalla de Carabobo · Veinte Bolívares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eP-117 — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e (single known variety)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-117 (W117 per BankNote Museum) · TBB B387 · NCV bbcv20bsd-aa · Numista N#325231\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simón Bolívar portrait and electrotype “BCV”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156 × 69 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 1, 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of Venezuela (Banco Central de Venezuela)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goznak\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoznak\u003c\/a\u003e (Гознак), Russian Federation (1818–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estill legal tender\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcv.org.ve\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalixto Ortega Sánchez\u003c\/a\u003e (Gov. BCV) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banco_Central_de_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSohail Hernández\u003c\/a\u003e (First Vice President BCV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bolívar Digital (2021–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Venezuela\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Venezuela” means “Little Venice” in Spanish — named by Amerigo Vespucci in 1499 after seeing indigenous stilt houses over Lake Maracaibo, which reminded him of Venice, Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caracas — city population ~3 million; metro population ~5 million\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named after the Caracas indigenous people who inhabited the valley; the name’s deeper etymology is disputed but may derive from a local plant or tribal name\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~28 million (UN 2024) — comparable to Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 916,445 km² (353,841 mi²) — slightly larger than Texas and California combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$17,000 (IMF 2024 est.) — severely depressed from a peak above $30,000 in the early 2010s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e crude oil and petroleum products (~95% of export revenue historically), gold, aluminum, steel, chemicals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colombia (west), Brazil (south), Guyana (east); Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean (north)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish; numerous indigenous languages also recognized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mestizo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMestizo\u003c\/a\u003e (~51%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Venezuelans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite Venezuelan\u003c\/a\u003e (~43%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Venezuelan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Venezuelan\u003c\/a\u003e (~4%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indigenous_peoples_in_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndigenous\u003c\/a\u003e (~2%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1948); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/OPEC\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOPEC\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1960); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ALBA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eALBA\u003c\/a\u003e (2004); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercosur\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMercosur\u003c\/a\u003e (suspended since 2017);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-colonial — home to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timoto-Cuica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTimoto-Cuica\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arawak\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArawak\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carib\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCarib\u003c\/a\u003e peoples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish colonization (1522–1811)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWars of Independence (1811–1823) — Battle of Carabobo (June 24, 1821) was the decisive land victory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGran Colombia (1819–1830) — Venezuela united with Colombia and Ecuador under Bolívar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Venezuela (1830–1999)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999–date) — \u003cem\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eVenezuela Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenezuela sits atop the world’s largest proven oil reserves — yet by the 2020s, output had collapsed by over 80% from its peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHyperinflation reached an estimated 1,000,000% in 2018 — the bolívar has been redenominated three times since 2008, lopping off 14 zeros in total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn estimated 7–8 million Venezuelans — roughly 25% of the population — have emigrated since 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Maracaibo produces more lightning strikes than anywhere else on Earth — the “Catatumbo Lightning” fires up to 280 times per hour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenezuela has won more Miss Universe and Miss World titles than any other country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe country has the world’s highest waterfall: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angel_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAngel Falls\u003c\/a\u003e (Salto Ángel), at 979 meters — nearly 20 times the height of Niagara Falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Field That Made a Nation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn June 24, 1821, on the plains of Carabobo west of Caracas, Simón Bolívar’s republican forces routed the Spanish royalist army in under two hours. \u003cstrong\u003eGeneral José Antonio Páez\u003c\/strong\u003e led a flanking cavalry charge that shattered the Spanish lines, and by midday the royalist army had ceased to exist as a fighting force. Venezuela’s independence — declared a decade earlier and nearly extinguished multiple times — was now militarily irreversible. The \u003cstrong\u003eMonument to the Motherland\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Carabobo Fields, depicted on this note’s reverse, was inaugurated in 1921 on the battle’s centennial and remains one of Venezuela’s most sacred national sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Bolívar That Keeps Shrinking\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVenezuela’s currency has been redenominated three times since 2008, each time erasing zeros that hyperinflation had rendered meaningless. The original \u003cstrong\u003ebolívar\u003c\/strong\u003e (1879–2008) gave way to the \u003cstrong\u003ebolívar fuerte\u003c\/strong\u003e (2008, −3 zeros), then the \u003cstrong\u003ebolívar soberano\u003c\/strong\u003e (2018, −5 zeros), and finally the \u003cstrong\u003ebolívar digital\u003c\/strong\u003e (2021, −6 zeros). In total, 14 zeros have been stripped from the currency since 2008. The 20 bolívares digital on this note equals \u003cstrong\u003e20,000,000,000,000,000 (20 quadrillion) of the original 1879 bolívares\u003c\/strong\u003e. Owning this note is owning a document of one of the most dramatic monetary collapses in modern history — printed by Russia’s Goznak, the same state security printer that produces Russian rubles, because Venezuela’s own mint could not keep up with demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold the birth certificate of a nation — a two-hour battle that ended 300 years of Spanish rule, commemorated on a currency that has itself become a monument to economic extremity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52110595850551,"sku":"VE117U","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/117o_942063ef-2057-4ff3-b86a-ad2c862dce7c.jpg?v=1778684012"},{"product_id":"venezuela-p118-50-bolivares-digitales-2021-unc","title":"Venezuela P118 50 Bolivares Digitales (Bolivar Digital) 2021 UNC 50 million Sob","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rich dark-green commemorative note marking the \u003cstrong\u003e200th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo\u003c\/strong\u003e — the decisive land engagement that secured Venezuela’s independence from Spain on June 24, 1821. The highest-denomination note in the original Carabobo commemorative trio, the P-118 pairs a portrait of Simón Bolívar with the Triumphal Arch of Carabobo and Martín Tovar y Tovar’s monumental battle painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e dark green dominant on light-green underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simón Bolívar at bottom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e República Bolivariana de Venezuela · 50 CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES · 29 DE ABRIL DE 2021 · PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO · PRESIDENTE BCV · PRIMER VICEPRESIDENTE BCV · SIMÓN BOLÍVAR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcv.org.ve\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalixto Ortega Sánchez\u003c\/a\u003e (Gov. BCV) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banco_Central_de_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSohail Hernández\u003c\/a\u003e (First Vice President BCV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e multicolor on cream underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeft:\u003c\/strong\u003e Venezuelan coat of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCenter-left:\u003c\/strong\u003e Triumphal Arch of Carabobo (Arco de Triunfo de Carabobo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCenter:\u003c\/strong\u003e painting of the Battle of Carabobo by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mart%C3%ADn_Tovar_y_Tovar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMartín Tovar y Tovar\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banco Central de Venezuela · ARCO DE TRIUNFO – BATALLA DE CARABOBO · 200 AÑOS · 1821–2021 · Batalla de Carabobo · CINCUENTA BOLÍVARES 50 · CASA DE LA MONEDA – VENEZUELA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eP-118 — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e (single known variety)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-118 (W118 per BankNote Museum) · TBB B388 · NCV bbcv50bsd-aa · Numista N#330909\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simón Bolívar portrait and electrotype “BCV”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156 × 69 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 1, 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of Venezuela (Banco Central de Venezuela)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casa_de_la_Moneda_de_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCasa de la Moneda de Venezuela\u003c\/a\u003e, Maracay, Venezuela (1989–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estill legal tender\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcv.org.ve\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalixto Ortega Sánchez\u003c\/a\u003e (Gov. BCV) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banco_Central_de_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSohail Hernández\u003c\/a\u003e (First Vice President BCV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bolívar Digital (2021–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Venezuela\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Venezuela” means “Little Venice” in Spanish — named by Amerigo Vespucci in 1499 after seeing indigenous stilt houses over Lake Maracaibo, which reminded him of Venice, Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caracas — city population ~3 million; metro population ~5 million\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named after the Caracas indigenous people who inhabited the valley; the name’s deeper etymology is disputed but may derive from a local plant or tribal name\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~28 million (UN 2024) — comparable to Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 916,445 km² (353,841 mi²) — slightly larger than Texas and California combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$17,000 (IMF 2024 est.) — severely depressed from a peak above $30,000 in the early 2010s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e crude oil and petroleum products (~95% of export revenue historically), gold, aluminum, steel, chemicals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colombia (west), Brazil (south), Guyana (east); Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean (north)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish; numerous indigenous languages also recognized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mestizo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMestizo\u003c\/a\u003e (~51%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Venezuelans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite Venezuelan\u003c\/a\u003e (~43%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Venezuelan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Venezuelan\u003c\/a\u003e (~4%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indigenous_peoples_in_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndigenous\u003c\/a\u003e (~2%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1948); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/OPEC\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOPEC\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1960); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ALBA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eALBA\u003c\/a\u003e (2004); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercosur\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMercosur\u003c\/a\u003e (suspended since 2017);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-colonial — home to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timoto-Cuica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTimoto-Cuica\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arawak\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArawak\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carib\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCarib\u003c\/a\u003e peoples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish colonization (1522–1811)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWars of Independence (1811–1823) — Battle of Carabobo (June 24, 1821) was the decisive land victory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGran Colombia (1819–1830) — Venezuela united with Colombia and Ecuador under Bolívar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Venezuela (1830–1999)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999–date) — \u003cem\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eVenezuela Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenezuela sits atop the world’s largest proven oil reserves — yet by the 2020s, output had collapsed by over 80% from its peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHyperinflation reached an estimated 1,000,000% in 2018 — the bolívar has been redenominated three times since 2008, lopping off 14 zeros in total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn estimated 7–8 million Venezuelans — roughly 25% of the population — have emigrated since 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Maracaibo produces more lightning strikes than anywhere else on Earth — the “Catatumbo Lightning” fires up to 280 times per hour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenezuela has won more Miss Universe and Miss World titles than any other country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe country has the world’s highest waterfall: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angel_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAngel Falls\u003c\/a\u003e (Salto Ángel), at 979 meters — nearly 20 times the height of Niagara Falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Arch, the Painting, and the Battle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse of this note is one of the most art-historically rich in Venezuelan currency. The \u003cstrong\u003eTriumphal Arch of Carabobo\u003c\/strong\u003e, built on the battlefield in 1821, is Venezuela’s answer to the Arc de Triomphe — a monument raised on the very ground where independence was won. Beside it, the note reproduces a detail from the vast battle panorama painted by \u003cstrong\u003eMartín Tovar y Tovar\u003c\/strong\u003e (1827–1902), Venezuela’s greatest 19th-century artist. His monumental canvas — over 10 meters wide — hangs in the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas and is considered the definitive visual record of the battle. Owning this note is owning a miniature reproduction of that painting, printed on currency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Field That Made a Nation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn June 24, 1821, Simón Bolívar’s republican forces routed the Spanish royalist army on the plains of Carabobo in under two hours. \u003cstrong\u003eGeneral José Antonio Páez\u003c\/strong\u003e led a flanking cavalry charge that shattered the Spanish lines. Venezuela’s independence — declared a decade earlier and nearly extinguished multiple times — was now militarily irreversible. The 50 bolívares denomination makes this the mid-tier note of the Carabobo commemorative series, sitting between the red-brown 20 (P-117) and the purple 100 (P-119) — a complete set worth owning together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Bolívar That Keeps Shrinking\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis note is denominated in \u003cstrong\u003ebolívares digitales\u003c\/strong\u003e — Venezuela’s third currency redenomination since 2008. The 50 bolívares digital equals \u003cstrong\u003e50,000,000,000,000 (50 trillion) of the original bolívares fuertes\u003c\/strong\u003e. Owning this note is owning a document of one of the most dramatic monetary collapses in modern history — printed by Venezuela’s own Casa de la Moneda in Maracay, the same mint that has watched its currency lose virtually all meaning within a single generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold two centuries of Venezuelan pride in your hands — the arch, the painting, the battle, and the beautiful, battered currency of a nation that refuses to stop commemorating its greatest moment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52110595883319,"sku":"VE118U","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/118o_e3f0d462-c25c-4408-a798-dd4ad93358e6.jpg?v=1778684058"},{"product_id":"venezuela-p-88-10000-bolivares-1998-xf-light-brown","title":"Venezuela P-88 10000 Bolívares 1998 XF Light brown","description":"\u003cp\u003e10,000 Bolivares 1998 XF Light Brown\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52110595981623,"sku":"VE88XF","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/IMG_2428.jpg?v=1778692762"},{"product_id":"venezuela-p120-200-bolivares-digitales-2023-unc-authentic","title":"Venezuela P120 200 Bolivares Digitales (Bolivar Digital) 2023 UNC 200 million Sob","description":"\u003cp\u003eA striking vertical commemorative note marking the \u003cstrong\u003e200th anniversary of the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo\u003c\/strong\u003e — the decisive engagement that sealed Venezuela’s independence from Spain. Featuring three portraits of Simón Bolívar across the ages and the iconic Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, this is one of the most visually dramatic banknotes Venezuela has ever issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e purple dominant, yellow and black accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e vertical design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortraits:\u003c\/strong\u003e three depictions of Simón Bolívar at different ages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rafael Urdaneta Bridge (Puente General Rafael Urdaneta)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity features:\u003c\/strong\u003e red serial numbers with letter prefix (top right and lower left edges); perfect registry design (center left); horizontal windowed security strip (center); watermark area (top)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcv.org.ve\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalixto Ortega Sánchez\u003c\/a\u003e (Gov. BCV) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banco_Central_de_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSohail Hernández\u003c\/a\u003e (First Vice President BCV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e República Bolivariana de Venezuela · 200 · DOSCIENTOS BOLÍVARES · 17 DE AGOSTO DE 2023 · PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO · SIMÓN BOLÍVAR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e blue and green tones with gold accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScene:\u003c\/strong\u003e naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo (right side)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArchitecture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rafael Urdaneta Bridge (left side)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmblems:\u003c\/strong\u003e Venezuelan coat of arms (center left)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banco Central de Venezuela · PUENTE RAFAEL URDANETA – BATALLA NAVAL EN EL LAGO DE MARACAIBO · 200 AÑOS · 1823–2023 · DOSCIENTOS BOLÍVARES 200\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter imprint:\u003c\/strong\u003e CASA DE LA MONEDA – VENEZUELA (lower right edge)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTBB B390az (Prefix Z replacement)\u003c\/em\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eTBB B390a — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e (Signatures: Calixto Ortega Sánchez, Sohail Hernández) · \u003cem\u003eTBB B390b\u003c\/em\u003e (Signatures: Guerra, Pérez; dated 2025-Jun-12)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-120a · TBB B390a · Numista N#429703\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simón Bolívar with electrotype “BCV”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 159 × 69 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of Venezuela (Banco Central de Venezuela)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casa_de_la_Moneda_de_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCasa de la Moneda de Venezuela\u003c\/a\u003e, Maracay, Venezuela (1989–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estill legal tender\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcv.org.ve\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalixto Ortega Sánchez\u003c\/a\u003e (Gov. BCV) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banco_Central_de_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSohail Hernández\u003c\/a\u003e (First Vice President BCV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bolívar Digital (2021–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Venezuela\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Venezuela” means “Little Venice” in Spanish — named by Amerigo Vespucci in 1499 after seeing indigenous stilt houses over Lake Maracaibo, which reminded him of Venice, Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caracas — city population ~3 million; metro population ~5 million\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named after the Caracas indigenous people who inhabited the valley; the name’s deeper etymology is disputed but may derive from a local plant or tribal name\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~28 million (UN 2024) — comparable to Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 916,445 km² (353,841 mi²) — slightly larger than Texas and California combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$17,000 (IMF 2024 est.) — severely depressed from a peak above $30,000 in the early 2010s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e crude oil and petroleum products (~95% of export revenue historically), gold, aluminum, steel, chemicals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colombia (west), Brazil (south), Guyana (east); Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean (north)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish; numerous indigenous languages also recognized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mestizo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMestizo\u003c\/a\u003e (~51%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Venezuelans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite Venezuelan\u003c\/a\u003e (~43%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Venezuelan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Venezuelan\u003c\/a\u003e (~4%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indigenous_peoples_in_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndigenous\u003c\/a\u003e (~2%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1948); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/OPEC\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOPEC\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1960 — Venezuela was instrumental in OPEC’s creation); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ALBA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eALBA\u003c\/a\u003e (2004); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercosur\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMercosur\u003c\/a\u003e (suspended since 2017);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-colonial — home to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timoto-Cuica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTimoto-Cuica\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arawak\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArawak\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carib\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCarib\u003c\/a\u003e peoples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish colonization (1522–1811)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWars of Independence (1811–1823) — Battle of Carabobo (1821) secured the land; Battle of Lake Maracaibo (1823) ended the war at sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGran Colombia (1819–1830) — Venezuela united with Colombia and Ecuador under Bolívar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Venezuela (1830–1999)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999–date) — \u003cem\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eVenezuela Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenezuela sits atop the world’s largest proven oil reserves — yet by the 2020s, output had collapsed by over 80% from its peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHyperinflation reached an estimated 1,000,000% in 2018 — the bolívar has been redenominated three times since 2008, lopping off 14 zeros in total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn estimated 7–8 million Venezuelans — roughly 25% of the population — have emigrated since 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Maracaibo, depicted on this note’s reverse, is one of the oldest lakes on Earth (estimated 20–36 million years old) and produces more lightning strikes than anywhere else on the planet — the “Catatumbo Lightning” fires up to 280 times per hour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenezuela has won more Miss Universe and Miss World titles than any other country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe country has the world’s highest waterfall: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angel_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAngel Falls\u003c\/a\u003e (Salto Ángel), at 979 meters — nearly 20 times the height of Niagara Falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDespite its oil wealth, Venezuela imports gasoline — domestic refining capacity collapsed so severely that fuel shortages became routine in the world’s largest oil-reserve nation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Note That Closes a 200-Year Circle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn August 17, 2023, Venezuela issued this note on the exact 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Maracaibo — the naval engagement that ended Spain’s last realistic hope of reconquering its former colony. The choice of a \u003cstrong\u003evertical format\u003c\/strong\u003e is itself a statement: most Venezuelan banknotes are horizontal, making this commemorative issue immediately distinctive in any collection. The three portraits of Bolívar — young, middle-aged, and elder — compress an entire revolutionary life onto a single face of currency, while the Urdaneta Bridge on the reverse links the 19th-century victory to the 20th-century infrastructure that bears the general’s name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBolívar, the Bridge, and the Battle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimón Bolívar\u003c\/strong\u003e is inseparable from the idea of Venezuela as a sovereign nation. The \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Lake Maracaibo\u003c\/strong\u003e, fought on July 24, 1823, was the decisive naval engagement that shattered Spain’s last realistic hope of reasserting control. Republican forces under Admiral José Prudencio Padilla cornered the Spanish fleet in the confined waters of the lake and destroyed it. \u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Rafael Urdaneta\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose bridge dominates the reverse, was one of Bolívar’s most trusted commanders. The bridge named for him, completed in 1962, was for decades the longest prestressed concrete bridge in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Bolívar That Keeps Shrinking\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis note is denominated in \u003cstrong\u003ebolívares digitales\u003c\/strong\u003e — Venezuela’s third currency redenomination since 2008. The 200 bolívares digital equals \u003cstrong\u003e200,000,000,000,000 (200 trillion) of the original bolívares fuertes\u003c\/strong\u003e. Owning this note is owning a document of one of the most dramatic monetary collapses in modern history — printed by the same government mint that has watched its currency lose virtually all meaning within a single generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and hold two centuries of Venezuelan history in your hands — the triumph of independence, the ambition of a liberator, and the strange, resilient pride of a nation that keeps issuing beautiful currency even as the numbers on it spiral toward infinity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52132890968375,"sku":"VE120aUNC","price":1.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/120o_43c67e1e-1c35-4dea-bb58-2e7ecf589e4f.jpg?v=1778684735"},{"product_id":"venezuela-p119-100-bolivares-digitales-2021-unc","title":"Venezuela P119 100 Bolivares Digitales (Bolivar Digital) 2021 UNC 100 million Sob","description":"\u003cp\u003eA deep purple commemorative note marking the \u003cstrong\u003e200th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo\u003c\/strong\u003e — the decisive land engagement that secured Venezuela’s independence from Spain on June 24, 1821. The highest-denomination note in the Carabobo commemorative trio, the P-119 shares the same iconic reverse as the P-117 and P-118 but stands apart with its striking violet colorway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e purple dominant on violet underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePortrait:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simón Bolívar at bottom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e República Bolivariana de Venezuela · 100 BOLÍVARES · 29 DE ABRIL DE 2021 · PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcv.org.ve\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalixto Ortega Sánchez\u003c\/a\u003e (Gov. BCV) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banco_Central_de_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSohail Hernández\u003c\/a\u003e (First Vice President BCV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e multicolor on cream underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeft:\u003c\/strong\u003e Venezuelan coat of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCenter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monument to the Motherland on the Carabobo Fields\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRight:\u003c\/strong\u003e scene of the Battle of Carabobo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banco Central de Venezuela · 200 Años · Batalla de Carabobo · Cien Bolívares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eP-119 — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e (single known variety)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-119 (W119 per BankNote Museum) · TBB B389 · NCV bbcv100bsd-aa · Numista N#330916\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simón Bolívar portrait and electrotype “BCV”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156 × 69 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssued:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 1, 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of Venezuela (Banco Central de Venezuela)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Casa_de_la_Moneda_de_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCasa de la Moneda de Venezuela\u003c\/a\u003e, Maracay, Venezuela (1989–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estill legal tender\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcv.org.ve\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalixto Ortega Sánchez\u003c\/a\u003e (Gov. BCV) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banco_Central_de_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSohail Hernández\u003c\/a\u003e (First Vice President BCV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bolívar Digital (2021–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Venezuela\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Venezuela” means “Little Venice” in Spanish — named by Amerigo Vespucci in 1499 after seeing indigenous stilt houses over Lake Maracaibo, which reminded him of Venice, Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caracas — city population ~3 million; metro population ~5 million\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named after the Caracas indigenous people who inhabited the valley; the name’s deeper etymology is disputed but may derive from a local plant or tribal name\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~28 million (UN 2024) — comparable to Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 916,445 km² (353,841 mi²) — slightly larger than Texas and California combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$17,000 (IMF 2024 est.) — severely depressed from a peak above $30,000 in the early 2010s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e crude oil and petroleum products (~95% of export revenue historically), gold, aluminum, steel, chemicals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colombia (west), Brazil (south), Guyana (east); Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean (north)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish; numerous indigenous languages also recognized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mestizo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMestizo\u003c\/a\u003e (~51%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Venezuelans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite Venezuelan\u003c\/a\u003e (~43%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Venezuelan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Venezuelan\u003c\/a\u003e (~4%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indigenous_peoples_in_Venezuela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndigenous\u003c\/a\u003e (~2%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1948); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/OPEC\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOPEC\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1960); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ALBA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eALBA\u003c\/a\u003e (2004); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercosur\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMercosur\u003c\/a\u003e (suspended since 2017);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-colonial — home to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timoto-Cuica\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTimoto-Cuica\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arawak\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArawak\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carib\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCarib\u003c\/a\u003e peoples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish colonization (1522–1811)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWars of Independence (1811–1823) — Battle of Carabobo (June 24, 1821) was the decisive land victory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGran Colombia (1819–1830) — Venezuela united with Colombia and Ecuador under Bolívar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Venezuela (1830–1999)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999–date) — \u003cem\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eVenezuela Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenezuela sits atop the world’s largest proven oil reserves — yet by the 2020s, output had collapsed by over 80% from its peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHyperinflation reached an estimated 1,000,000% in 2018 — the bolívar has been redenominated three times since 2008, lopping off 14 zeros in total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn estimated 7–8 million Venezuelans — roughly 25% of the population — have emigrated since 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Maracaibo produces more lightning strikes than anywhere else on Earth — the “Catatumbo Lightning” fires up to 280 times per hour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVenezuela has won more Miss Universe and Miss World titles than any other country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe country has the world’s highest waterfall: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angel_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAngel Falls\u003c\/a\u003e (Salto Ángel), at 979 meters — nearly 20 times the height of Niagara Falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Field That Made a Nation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn June 24, 1821, Simón Bolívar’s republican forces routed the Spanish royalist army on the plains of Carabobo in under two hours. \u003cstrong\u003eGeneral José Antonio Páez\u003c\/strong\u003e led a flanking cavalry charge that shattered the Spanish lines, and by midday the royalist army had ceased to exist as a fighting force. Venezuela’s independence — declared a decade earlier and nearly extinguished multiple times — was now militarily irreversible. The \u003cstrong\u003eMonument to the Motherland\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Carabobo Fields, depicted on this note’s reverse, was inaugurated in 1921 on the battle’s centennial and remains one of Venezuela’s most sacred national sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Crown of the Carabobo Trio\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe P-119 is the top denomination of the three-note Carabobo commemorative series issued October 1, 2021 — alongside the red-brown 20 bolívares (P-117) and the dark-green 50 bolívares (P-118). All three share the same reverse design featuring the Monument to the Motherland and the Battle of Carabobo scene, but each carries a distinct colorway on the obverse. Collecting all three gives you the complete commemorative set — a triptych of Venezuelan independence rendered in currency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Bolívar That Keeps Shrinking\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis note is denominated in \u003cstrong\u003ebolívares digitales\u003c\/strong\u003e — Venezuela’s third currency redenomination since 2008. The original \u003cstrong\u003ebolívar\u003c\/strong\u003e (1879–2008) gave way to the \u003cstrong\u003ebolívar fuerte\u003c\/strong\u003e (2008, −3 zeros), then the \u003cstrong\u003ebolívar soberano\u003c\/strong\u003e (2018, −5 zeros), and finally the \u003cstrong\u003ebolívar digital\u003c\/strong\u003e (2021, −6 zeros). In total, 14 zeros have been stripped from the currency since 2008. The 100 bolívares digital on this note equals \u003cstrong\u003e100,000,000,000,000,000 (100 quadrillion) of the original 1879 bolívares\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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