A 500, 1000 and a 5000-note are added to the set.
Meanwhile, a new signature combination is added (signature H)
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| 500, 1000 and 5000 boliváres fuertes |
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| 2, 5 and 20 (old) boliváres fuertes (2007-13) |
At the reverse side, three different - local - animals are depicted :
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| reverse side of 500, 1000 and 5000 boliváres fuertes |
On the 500 note, we see 'toninas'. It is a type of freshwater dolphin, indigenous to the Amazon
and Orinoco rivers in the American continent, where it occupies the first place
among the largest dolphins that inhabit these rivers, it is also known by the
names of dolphins pink or bufeo, being its scientific name "Inia
geoffrensis". The toninas base their feeding on fish of different types,
their average life time is between 30 and 40 years, the presence of these
animals in an ecosystem is synonymous with the healthiness of said area since
they usually live in clean waters, these dolphins are currently in danger of
extinction, so their conservation has become very important.
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| Toninas |
On the 1000 note, two 'cuspones' or armadillos are depicted. The animal is also on the edge of extinction in Venezuela, and can be found in the wild, in the southern part of the country, near the Brazilian rainforrest, and in the south west, near the border with Colombia.
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| Armadillos or 'cuspones' |
Finally the 5000 note, depics another critically endangered animal, the Hawksbill Sea Turtle.
This animal normally lives in the waters around the equator world wide.
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| endangered Sea Turtles |
Similar to the 2007-2013 set, the reverse side of the shown notes, was used previously.
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| reverse side of 2, 5 and 20 (old) boliváres fuertes |
Despite the low value of all of these notes, the design is really beautiful and the notes are worth collecting. The low value made the original notes so useless, that many were destroyed or used to make souvenirs for the few tourists.
A pity in my opinion, but understandable.
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| money to make 'art' |
more to follow ...
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