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Circulation note
Theses banknotes were issued in emergency to solve the shortage of coins during 1988-1989, as a consequence of illegal funding to obtain nickel due to the high price of this metal in comparison to it's face value. The banknotes that are part of these issues are
1 Bolívar,
2 Bolívares and
5 Bolívares (Diseño B, type B).
Equivalence in predecessor monetary units
This denomination is equivalent in value to "
20 Centavos" (from the monetary units "
Venezolano" and "
Peso Fuerte") and "
2 Reales"