A 100 bolívares note of the bolívar fuerte, introduced in 2007 when three zeros were removed from the old bolívar. The front shows Simón Bolívar and the back a pair of red siskins (cardenalitos). In 2017 the same design was reissued as the 100,000 bolívares, a sign of how fast prices had risen.
What it boughtAt its January 2008 launch this note was worth about US$46.60 officially; by December 2015 it fetched roughly 11 US cents on the parallel market.