{"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":7.99,"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","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/venezuela-p120-200-bolivares-digitales-2023-unc-authentic","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}