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Glossary beginning by the letter R
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(Spanish: Capicúa)
Numbers that can be read in any way and would be the same. This is also known as palindromic number. In banknotes, this characteristics is applied to the serial number. There are about 1000 radar banknotes for each 10 millions, and depends the serial interval and amount of digits. Following are some examples of radar banknotes:  (Photograph credits: Mercadolibre: mleider)  (Photograph credits: Giannino Scappin)  (Photograph credits: chicko_comerciante)
(Spanish: Billete de Reposición)
Banknote that is used to replace defective or low quality printed banknotes. It usually has an special serial number to distinguish among others. Generally the quantity is low, so it is very scarce and the numismatic value is higher than normal banknotes. In the case of Venezuela, the replacement banknotes started in 1989 with the serie X8 of 1 Bolívar, XX7 of 2 Bolívares and W8 of 5 Bolívares. Generally the series Z8 since 1998 are replacement banknotes. You can see a list of issued replacement banknotes by clicking here. In the United States, the replacement banknote have a star prefix or suffix of the serial number. Following is an example of replacement banknote identified as bbcv2bsf-aa01r  (Photograph credits: Website) |
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