Venezuela 5,000 Bolívares Fuertes (2016 Hyperinflation Issue / Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi)

(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: 5,000 Bolívares (Cinco Mil Bolívares)

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

• Print Date Marked: 18 de Agosto de 2016 (August 18, 2016)

• Catalog Reference: Pick # 96

• Serial Number: B 11865654 (Printed in black horizontally at upper right; in dark green vertically at lower left)

• Layout Orientation: Vertical format (formato vertical)

• Portrait (Face): Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi (1799–1866), heroine and martyr of the Venezuelan War of Independence.

• Tactile Feature: Four raised braille-style tactile dots (arranged in a 2×2 square) along with horizontal guide bars at the center left for the visually impaired.

• Reverse Vignettes (Shown on right):

  • Fauna: Two Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata / Tortuga Carey).

  • Landscape Background: Macanao Mountains and Laguna de la Restinga National Park on Margarita Island (Montañas de Macanao, Parque Nacional Laguna de la Restinga).

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

• Security Elements: Wide, segmented windowed color-shifting security thread featuring demetalized text reading "BCV" and the denomination.

• Printer: Casa de la Moneda Venezuela

• Color Palette: Emerald green, forest green, and teal with pale violet, sage, and golden underprinting.

Historical Context

• Design Recycled from the 20 Bolívares Note: Notice the direct continuation of the pattern seen with the 10,000 and 20,000 Bolívares notes. The Central Bank reused the exact plate portrait of Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi and the Hawksbill turtles from the 20 Bolívares note, recasting them in a rich green color scheme with "5000" replacing the previous denomination.

• The 2016–2017 Inflation Spiral: First authorized in late 2016 to catch up with rampant inflation, these notes circulated for less than two years before being wiped out and fully demonetized by the August 20, 2018 currency reform that launched the Bolívar Soberano.