2020 Venezuela 200,000 Bolivar Soberano Brick 1000 Consecutive Notes P-112 Hyperinflation

2020 Venezuela 200,000 Bolivar Soberano Brick 1000 Consecutive Notes P-112 Hyperinflation

Offered here is a full brick of 1,000 crisp, consecutive 200,000 bolívar soberano banknotes, dated 3 September 2020 and issued by Banco Central de Venezuela. This is the 200,000-bolívar denomination from the short-lived “bolívar soberano” series, struck at the height of Venezuela’s modern hyperinflation. The notes are still in their original bank-style brick configuration (10 bundles of 100), unsealed for inspection but remaining in fresh, consecutive order—ideal for the serious collector or educator.

Authenticity & Catalog Information

These are official sovereign issues, not fantasy or replica notes. They belong to the bolívar soberano (VES) series (2018–2021) and are cataloged as:

• Pick: P-112

• TBB: B382a

• Numista: N# 278128

Each note is printed on standard banknote paper by Casa de la Moneda de Venezuela in Maracay, the state security printer responsible for Venezuela’s modern issues.

Design & Security Features

The 200,000 bolívar soberano design is a striking modern portrait type:

• Obverse (vertical format):

  • Large, detailed portrait of Simón Bolívar, the “Liberator” of much of South America

  • Pale rose/grey background with stars and geometric patterns

  • Denomination “200 MIL BOLÍVARES” in numerals and Spanish text

  • Date “3 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2020” and issuer legend of the Bolivarian Republic

  • Black serial numbers with letter prefix printed at 90° in upper right and lower left

• Reverse (horizontal format):

  • View of the Mausoleum of the Liberator and the National Pantheon of Venezuela in Caracas

  • Coat of arms at left, “Banco Central de Venezuela” legend, and denomination repeated at left and lower right

  • Printer inscription “Casa de la Moneda – Venezuela” along the margin

• Security features (typical for this type):

  • Wide segmented security thread

  • Watermark of Simón Bolívar with electrotype “BCV”

  • Latent and microprinted design elements in the background fields

The brick format lets you see these features repeated in perfectly aligned stacks—great for studying thread alignment, watermark placement, and serial progressions across a full 1,000-note run.

Historical Significance & Hyperinflation Context

The bolívar soberano was introduced in August 2018 as a redenominated currency, cutting five zeros from the previous bolívar fuerte. But Venezuela remained in deep hyperinflation from 2016 through 2019 and again in 2020, forcing the central bank to add ever-larger denominations.

This 200,000-bolívar note, dated 2020 and released to the public in March 2021 together with 500,000 and 1,000,000-bolívar notes, was meant to “simplify” transactions—but even at issue, these huge denominations were worth only a small fraction of a U.S. dollar. By October 2021, Venezuela carried out yet another reconversion, creating the bolívar digital and removing six more zeros (1,000,000 VES = 1 VED).

In this new scale, a single 200,000-bolívar soberano note equaled just 0.20 bolívar digital. Combined with the 2008 and 2018 redenominations, 200,000 VES corresponds to trillions of pre-2008 bolívares—a stunning example of how hyperinflation hollowed out one of South America’s once-stable currencies.

The 200,000-bolívar sovereign notes were later demonetized in September 2024, closing the chapter on this short-lived denomination and firmly shifting its role from circulating money to collectible artifact.

Remarkable Denomination & Brick Format

• Face value (per note): 200,000 bolívares soberanos

• Total face value (brick): 200,000,000 bolívares (200 million VES)

In practical purchasing power, this brick once represented very little—but as a physical object, it represents an enormous nominal sum and an extreme stage of hyperinflation. Holding an entire bank brick of 200,000-unit notes makes the abstraction of “adding zeros” very real.

Because this is a full brick of 1,000 consecutive notes, it is particularly attractive for:

• Studying serial patterns and prefix ranges for this issue

• Building matched runs or graded singles while keeping the remainder as bulk stock

• Displaying a dramatic “wall” of Bolívar portraits in educational settings or exhibits

Collector’s Value

For collectors of hyperinflation money, modern world notes, or Venezuelan currency, a full 1,000-note brick of the 2020 200,000 bolívar soberano is far more compelling than a single loose note. This brick preserves an intact slice of Venezuela’s monetary system at the precise moment it was collapsing into yet another redenomination—complete with original brick structure and consecutive serials. It’s ideal as a conversation-starting display piece, a teaching tool about inflation and currency reform, or a stock of visually impressive notes to share and trade while still keeping the core brick largely intact.