Venezuela 5 Bolivares 2018 - Venezuelan Currency Banknotes, South American Paper Money, Latin American Bills, Coins, Collecting. Numismatic

Item Code: VE-102Front: Portrait of José Félix Ribas (1775 - 1815), hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence (painting by Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827-1902)).

Map outlines of Aragua State, where Henri Pittier NP and also José Félix Ribas Municipality are located. Back: Veragua stubfoot toad or Rancho Grande harlequin frog a.k.a. Sapito rayado (Atelopus cruciger), frog that is endemic to Venezuela.

Aragua valleys (Valles de Aragua) - Henri Pittier National Park. Anthropomorphic statuette of Trujillo culture.

Venezuelan coat of arms.

Watermark: Portrait of Simón Bolívar; Electrotype "BCV". Security features: Watermarked paper. Consecutively running black and red serial numbers on the obverse of the banknote.

Embedded, 1 mm wide metallic security thread bearing demetalized text "BCV".

Frog and five-pointed star registration feature. Parts of the design and the coloured filament fibers (hairs) on both sides of the banknote fluoresce while exposed to an ultraviolet light.

Predominant colour: Shades of orange.

Signatures: Ramón Augusto Lobo Moreno (Presidente BCV, 2017-2018); Sohail Hernández Parra (Primer VicePresidente BCV). Artist: Unknown. Date of issue: 15 January 2018.

Circulation from: 20 August 2018.

Demonetised: N/a.

Material: Cotton fiber paper.

Total issue: N/a. Issuer: Banco Central de Venezuela. Printer: Casa de la Moneda, Venezuela (CMV).