Venezuela 5 pcs Set—including 1 million— crisp uncirculated banknotes—UNC

This set lands at a strange and historic moment. 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 oil, crisis, and politics. These banknotes offer a very different entry point. Through them, you meet Venezuela’s national heroes, encounter wildlife found almost nowhere else on Earth, and glimpse landscapes that stretch from Саribbеаn coasts and savannas to rainforest and jungle. 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.

Set includes one each, uncirculated:

• 5 bolívares fuertes P-89 (2013)
  
• 2000 bolívares fuertes P-96 (2016)
• 50 bolívares soberanos P-105 (2018)
• 100 bolívares soberanos P-106 (2018)
  
• 1,000,000 bolívares soberanos P-114 (2020)

5 bolívares fuertes P-89 (2013)

On the front is Pedro Camejo (1790–1821), better known as Negro Primero. 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.

The back features the giant armadillo, a shy, prehistoric-looking animal that roams remote grasslands and forests, along with the Llanos plains. 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.

2000 bolívares fuertes P-96 (2016)

Front:

• Color: Black and dark brown on light brown, tan, green and orange underprint
• Guaicaipuro, a 16th-century Indigenous war leader of the Teques people in central Venezuela, active during the 1550s–1560s. He organized and led resistance against Spanish expansion in the Caracas region. and was killed around 1568 in a Spanish night assault. He built alliances among neighboring indigenous groups and fought sustained guerrilla actions. Later, Venezuelan nationalism elevated him into a symbol of Indigenous resistance and sovereignty; his image appears in monuments, literature, and iconography. In 2001, he received an honorific reinterment in the Panteón Nacional, the country's National Heroes' Mausoleum.
• Harpy eagle
• Spears and masks

Back:

• Color: Black and dark brown on light brown, tan, green and orange underprint. 
• Coat of arms
• Harpy Eagle, one of the largest and most powerful eagles in the world. As an apex predator, symbol of strength and sovereignty in many Amazonian and Guiana Shield cultures
• Ucaima Falls

• Kurun and Venado tepuys, a type of mesa found in the Guiana shield in Venezuela and the Guianas, part of the ancient sandstone plateau system that includes Mount Roraima and its satellites. They are geologically Precambrian, ecologically isolated and some regard them as ancestral beings or spirit-mountains.

50 bolívares soberanos P-105 (2018)

On the front is Antonio José de Sucre (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.

The back depicts the cunaguaro, a sleek wild cat related to the jaguar, set in Península de Paria National Park. This region is a tropical dream—rainforest-covered mountains plunging into the Caribbean, with wildlife sounds echoing at dawn and dusk.

100 bolívares soberanos P-106 (2018)

On the front is Ezequiel Zamora (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.

The back shows the brown spider monkey, an acrobatic primate that swings effortlessly through the canopy, alongside Guatopo National Park. Dense forest, misty hills, and biodiversity just outside Caracas—this is the kind of place that makes you forget a capital city is nearby.

1,000,000 bolívares soberanos P-114 (2020)

On the front is Simón Bolívar, now appearing on one of the highest denominations ever issued.

The back shows the Monument to the Motherland on the Carabobo Fields, commemorating the Battle of Carabobo, 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.

Fuerte, Soberano, Digital? What's What in Venezuelan currencies

1. Peso system:
   1. Spanish real (1348–1868) and peso (1497–1903), 8 reales (U.S. a.k.a. "bits") = 1 peso (U.S. a.k.a. "dollar")
   2. Gran Colombian peso (1819-1830)
      (Venezuela was independent in 1830 but continued to use pesos minted in multiple countries)
   3. Venezuelan peso (1837–1879) 
2. Bolívar (1879–Feb 2008 ) = 5 pesos (Latin Monetary Union standard: 25 g silver (.900)  = 22.5 g fine silver, same value as 5 French francs)
   1. singular is pronounced boh-LEE-vahr - the accent written on the letter i tells you this, so from now on don't say BOH-li-vahr
   2. plural is pronounced boh-LEE-vahr-ess
3. Bolívar fuerte (Mar 2008–Aug 2018) = 1000 regular bolívares
4. Bolívar soberano (Aug 2018–Sep 2021) = 100,000 bolivares fuertes
5. Bolívar digital (Oct 2021–present) = 1,000,000 bolívares soberanos