Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela : Piece bbcv2bs-aa01r : Banknote of 2 Bolívares (Tinoquito) : Date Octubre 05, 1989 : Banco Central de Venezuela

Identification Code: bbcv2bs-aa
Size: 115mm x 55mm. The size is smaller than regular size of 156mm x 69mm
Obverse: Design mainly in dark cyan and gray over a light blue background. On the right, bust of Panteón Nacional with the leyend "BARRE" below and two leyends in arc on it's side "BOLÍVAR" and "LIBERTADOR". On the left,, the denomination in words "DOS BOLÍVARES" inside a guilloche with a serial number above. In each corners,, the value in words "DOS". On the top left, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA". On the bottom, the payment clause "PAGADEROS AL PORTADOR EN LAS OFICINAS DEL BANCO".
Reverse: Design in gray and white over a dark cyan background. In the center, the denomination in words "DOS BOLÍVARES". On the right, Coat of Arms. On the left, the value "2". On the bottom, the issuer name "BANCO CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA". In each corners, the value "2".
Common name: This banknote, with the 1 Bolívar banknotes was also known with the popular name of "Tinoticos", in honor of the president of the Central Bank of Venezuela by then. Another popular name was "Monopolio", derived by similar size and paper quality of the popular game "Monopoly".
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).
Note about amount of pieces: Based on information from Venezuelan Metallic Coins (Asdrúbal Grillet) and How to collect banknotes-Venezuelan Catalog 1811-2003 (Germán Hernandez), the amount of pieces were 600 millions. However, the estimations so far are far from that amount. Maybe there are serie prefix that never have been issued.