Venezuelan bolívar

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The Venezuelan bolívar (ISO currency code: VEB; locally abbreviated as "Bs") is the currency of Venezuela.

Coins worth 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 bolívares are in circulation. The banknote denominations currently in circulation are 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000, and 50,000 bolívares.

As of March 2005, there were around 2,150 bolívares to the United States dollar or some 2,770 to the euro.

Contents 1 Coins 2 Banknotes 3 Current VEB exchange rates 4 External Links

Coins

The coins in current circulation are:

• 10 bolívares
• 20 bolívares
• 50 bolívares
• 100 bolívares
• 500 bolívares

All the coins have the same design. On the obverse it is depicted the left profile of the Libertador Simón Bolívar, together with the inscription "Bolívar Libertador", within a heptagon, simbolizing the seven stars of the flag. At the reverse it is depicted the coat of arms, circled by the official name of the country, the emission year and the denomination below. Since 2001 the reverse design was changed, putting the denomination of the coin at the right of the shield of the coat of arms, semicircled by the official name of the country and the year of its emision below.

Banknotes

The following is a list of Venezuelan banknotes in current circulation. The earlier designs of the 1.000, 2.000 and 5.000 banknotes are still in use, together with their new design.

Denomination	Emission Year	Obverse	Reverse
500 bolívares	1981	Image:Billete 500 bolívares anverso.jpg - Portrait of Simón Bolívar.</br>	Image:Billete 500 bolívares reverso.jpg - A branch of orchid.s</br>
1,000 bolívares	1991	Image:Billete 1000 bolívares anverso.jpg - Portrait of Simón Bolívar.</br>	Image:Billete 1000 bolívares reverso.jpg - Signing of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence.</br>
1,000 bolívares (new design)</br>	1998	Image:Billete 1000 bolívares anverso nuevo.jpg - Portrait of Simón Bolívar.</br>	Image:Billete 1000 bolívares reverso nuevo.jpg - A branch of orchids, the Cerro El Ávila, and the Panteón Nacional.</br>
2,000	1994	Image:Billete 2000 bolívares anverso.jpg - Portrait of Antonio José de Sucre.</br>	Image:Billete 2000 bolívares reverso.jpg - The Battle of Junín.
2,000 bolívares (new design)</br>	1998	Image:Billete 2000 bolívares anverso nuevo.jpg - Portrait of Andrés Bello.</br>	Image:Billete 2000 bolívares reverso nuevo.jpg - A picture of frailejones and a view of the Pico Bolívar.
5,000 bolívares	1994	Image:Billete 5000 bolívares anverso.jpg - Portrait of Simón Bolívar and his coat of arms.</br>	Image:Billete 5000 bolívares reverso.jpg - A reproduction of the painting El 19 de Abril de 1810 by Juan Lovera.</br>
5,000 bolívares (new design)</br>	2000	Image:Billete 5000 bolívares anverso nuevo.jpg - Portrait of Francisco de Miranda.</br>	Image:Billete 5000 bolívares reverso nuevo.jpg - Picture of two angelfishes and a panorama of the Guri Dam.
10,000 bolívares	2000	Image:Billete 10000 bolívares anverso.jpg - Portrait of Antonio José de Sucre.</br>	Image:Billete 10000 bolívares reverso.jpg - A Marpesia petreus butterfly and the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia.</br>
20,000 bolívares	2000	Image:Billete 20000 bolívares anverso.jpg - Portrait of Simón Rodríguez and the Angel Falls in the background.</br>	Image:Billete 20000 bolívares reverso.jpg - A Blue-and-yellow Macaw and the Angel Falls.</br>
50,000 bolívares	1998	Image:Billete 50000 bolívares anverso.jpg - Portrait of José María Vargas</br>	Image:Billete 50000 bolívares reverso.jpg - The Student's Square in the Ciudad Universitaria and the clock in it</br>

Current VEB exchange rates

AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, INR, NZD, USD

External Links

• Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela
• Image:Symbole-es.png History of Venezuelan Currency

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