Venezuela 10,000 Bolívares Fuertes (2017 Hyperinflation Issue / Simón Rodríguez)

(Both obverse and reverse faces are displayed side-by-side).

• Issuing Authority: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela / Central Bank of Venezuela (República Bolivariana de Venezuela / Banco Central de Venezuela)

• Denomination: 10,000 Bolívares (Diez Mil Bolívares)

• Series / Era: Bolívar Fuerte (Bs.F) Extended Denomination Series

• Print Date Marked: 13 de Diciembre de 2017 (December 13, 2017)

• Catalog Reference: Pick # 98

• Serial Number: C 19048825 (Printed in black horizontally at upper right; in blue-teal vertically at lower left)

• Layout Orientation: Vertical format (formato vertical)

• Portrait (Face): Simón Rodríguez (1769–1854), renowned Venezuelan philosopher, educator, and the primary childhood tutor and lifelong intellectual mentor to Simón Bolívar.

• Tactile Feature: Five raised braille-style tactile dots (arranged like the "5" pip on dice) at the center left for the visually impaired.

• Reverse Vignettes (Shown on right):

  • Fauna: A Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus / Oso Frontino), South America's only native bear species.

  • Landscape Background: Sierra Nevada National Park (Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada) in the Venezuelan Andes.

  • Coat of Arms: National Coat of Arms of Venezuela at the top center.

• Security Thread: Wide, windowed holographic security thread exposed horizontally across the upper midsection.

• Printer: Casa de la Moneda Venezuela

• Color Palette: Bright cerulean blue, teal, and cyan with pale violet, peach, and soft yellow underprinting.

Historical Context

• Design Recycled from the 2008 50 Bolívares Note: Just like your 20,000 Bolívares note re-used the 20 Bolívares design, this 10,000 Bolívares note directly copied the color scheme and Simón Rodríguez portrait from the original 50 Bolívares note of 2008. The Central Bank of Venezuela had to rapidly produce higher-denomination plates to stay ahead of astronomical inflation numbers.

• Ephemeral Lifespan: Bearing the emergency print date of December 13, 2017, this note survived in circulation for barely eight months. By August 20, 2018, the Bolívar Soberano redenomination slashed five zeros off the currency, rendering this 10,000-Bolívar note completely obsolete and demonetized.