Venezuela 100 Bolívares Fuertes (2015 Issue / Low 4-Digit Serial Number / Simón Bolívar)

(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: 100 Bolívares (Cien Bolívares)

• Series / Era: Bolívar Fuerte (Bs.F)

• Print Date Marked: 29 de Octubre de 2015 (October 29, 2015)

• Catalog Reference: Pick # 92

• Serial Number: Y 00002790 (Printed in black horizontally at upper right; in dark reddish-brown vertically at lower left)

• Special Serial Attribute: Low 4-Digit Serial Number (# 2790)

• Layout Orientation: Vertical format (formato vertical)

• Portrait (Face): Simón Bolívar ("El Libertador" / 1783–1830), military leader and primary liberator of northern South America.

• Tactile Feature: Two raised braille-style tactile dots arranged vertically at center-left for the visually impaired.

• Reverse Vignettes (Shown on right):

  • Fauna: Two Red Siskins (Carduelis cucullata / Cardenalitos).

  • Landscape Background: Tropical foothills of El Ávila National Park (Parque Nacional El Ávila).

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

• Security Elements: Segmented windowed holographic security thread exposed horizontally across the midsection.

• Printer: Casa de la Moneda Venezuela (imprinted at bottom reverse margin).

• Color Palette: Deep chocolate brown, violet, and dark plum with warm ochre, golden-tan, and sky-blue underprinting.

Historical Context

• The "Original" That Spawned the 20,000 Bolívares: When the 2008 Bolívar Fuerte family was unveiled, this 100 Bolívares note was the highest denomination in the entire country. Two years after this 2015 printing, when hyperinflation made 100 Bolívares worthless, the Central Bank took this exact engraving of Bolívar and the Red Siskins to create the 20,000 Bolívares note you reviewed earlier.

• The Infamous 72-Hour Demonetization Attempt: In December 2016, the Venezuelan government abruptly announced that all 100 Bolívares notes would be demonetized in 72 hours to combat currency smuggling, triggering widespread public chaos and panic banking runs before the order was repeatedly delayed until the August 2018 monetary reset.