How to recognize VERSACE perfumes.

GIANNI VERSACE was a legendary designer. Together with Giorgio Armani, he started the "Italian fashion" of the 1980s. Many of the VERSACE perfumes have a great reputation. Batch codes are a bit complicate, and you should check a few tips other than numbers, namely production and distribution.
There are three different Eras in VERSACE perfumes
1) First Era: "Made in France" by Yves Saint Laurent (1981-1988)
2) Second Era: "Giver", Made in Italy (1988-2004)
3) Third Era: "Euroitalia", Made in Italy (2005-present)

Batch codes are different, but from 1981 to 2009, "first number" means "the year".

FIRST ERA (1981-1988):
Versace perfumes were produced by Yves Saint Laurent, and batch codes are very similar to YSL ones. So you should check if the box and bottle sport the wording "Made in France" or "PARIS" on the stickers.
Batch codes are usually 4-5 digits; the first number = the year.
(for example 41231 = year 1984)

SECOND ERA (1988-2004)
Versace bought back his own perfumes from Yves Saint Laurent.
On the boxes and bottles you can read "Made in Italy" now.
Producers can be:
1- "GIVER spa", or
2- "Versace profumi spa", or
3- "Vepro spa"
Distributors can be:  
1) "VEPRO USA" (1991-1995) or 
2) "Versace Profumi USA" (since 1995) or "Fragrance Marketing Group INC" (again, since 1995): there was two different distributors during the same years (both since 1995).
Batch codes are 5 or 6 digits: as previously stated, the first number = the year.
(for example  212345 = year 1992 or 2002, you have to check distributors to understand it)

THIRD ERA (since 2005)
Made in Italy by "Euroitalia"
from 2005-2009 : 6-digits batch code, the first number is the year
since 2010: 7-digits batch code, the first TWO numbers are the year
(alternate batching since 2011: four digits and 1 letter, first number from left side is the year)

(GENERIC CLUES as barcode since 1990, and long list of ingredients since 2005 are still valid)

Previously we recognized, batch-by-batch, year-by-year:

-GUERLAIN perfumes ( here )

-YVES SAINT LAURENT perfumes ( here )

-CHRISTIAN  DIOR perfumes  ( here )

-GIORGIO ARMANI Perfumes ( here )

-VAN CLEEF et ARPELS perfumes ( here )

-CHANEL perfumes ( here )

-BVLGARI perfumes ( here )

-HERMES perfumes ( here )

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TUTORIAL PICS

Early years: "MADE IN FRANCE"
(first historical period, 1981-1988)
Perfumes made by Yves Saint Laurent.

Labels during early years.
Note the word "PARIS" on the stickers

Early Years, Made in France

Second era (1988-2004).
Made in Italy

"Made in Italy" and "Made in France"

Made in France, PARIS,
batch nr. 43011 = year 1984
(same YSL batch numbers)

Made in Italy, 
NO reference about USA distributor= before 1991
batch nr. 82801= year 1988

Made in Italy by Versace Profumi SPA.
NO reference about USA distributor = before 1991
Batch nr. 01491 = year 1990

Made in Italy, no US distributor
01491 = year 1990

Versace Profumi spa (italian)
no US distributor
batch nr. 01831 = year 1990

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"GIVER spa", or "VERSACE PROFUMI spa" , or "Vepro spa"

+ distributor : "VEPRO USA"

(1991-1995)

VEPRO USA (1990-1995)
batch 20131 = year 1992

Made in Italy, VEPRO USA
batch 20131 = year 1992

(from Ebay) VERSUS
Versace Profumi spa, VEPRO USA (1990-1995)
batch 30262WB = year 1993

(from Ebay) Versace Profumi spa, Vepro USA (1990-1995)
batch 31381WB = year 1993

VEPRO SPA (italian)
VEPRO USA (US distributor)
= generically years 1990-1995

VEPRO USA (1990-1995)
batch 43221WB = year 1994

VERSUS, Versace Profumi spa
VEPRO USA (1990-1995)
batch nr 50201 = year 1995

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"GIVER Spa" or "Versace Profumi spa"
+ distributors "VERSACE PROFUMI USA"
or "Fragrance Marketing Group INC"
(1995-2005)

GIVER, and FM Group (since 1995)
batch 50861WB = year 1995

Blue Jeans, "Versace Profumi spa"

and FM GROUP USA (since 1995)
batch code 50401WB = year 1995

(from Ebay) Versus,
GIVER and FM Group (since 1995)
batch 51581WB = year 1995 

GIVER, and Versace Profumi USA (since 1995)
batch nr 60591 = year 1996

FM Group USA (since 1995)

GIVER and FM Group (since 1995)
batch 60241WB = year 1996

GIVER and Versace profumi USA (since 1995)
batch 624781WB = year 1996

GIVER, Versace Profumi USA (since 1995)
batch 617205 = year 1996

(from Ebay) GIVER,
Versace Profumi USA (since 1995)
batch nr. 708602 = year 1997

(from Ebay) GIVER, and Versace Profumi USA
batch nr 82801 = year 1998

Versus, GIVER
and Versace Profumi USA (since 1995)
batch 91291RWF = year 1999

(from Ebay) White Jeans, launched in 1999,
GIVER, and VERSACE PROFUMI USA (since 1995)
batch number 90551WB = year 1999

(from Ebay) GIVER, and Versace Profumi USA (since 1995)
batch 005402 = year 2000

(from Ebay) Black Jeans
GIVER, and Versace profumi USA (since 1995)
batch 00031W = year 2000

GIVER, and Versace Profumi  USA (since 1995)
batch 119405 = year 2001

Dreamer, GIVER,
Versace Profumi USA (since 1995)
batch 215605 = year 2002

Dreamer, GIVER,
VERSACE PROFUMI USA distributor (since 1995)
batch nr 229018 = year 2002

(from Ebay) GIVER, and Versace Profumi USA (since 1995)
batch 207201 = year 2002

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EUROITALIA (since 2005)

6-digits batches 2006-2009

7 digits batches : since 2010

EUROITALIA (since 2005)
batch nr 618105 = year 2006

UNUSUAL BOTTLE: GIVER srl
batch 600210, with long list of ingredients= beginning of 2006.
(it should be marked "EUROITALIA")

long list of ingredients (since 2005)
batch nr. 600210 = year 2006

EUROITALIA
batch 618105 = year 2006

(from Ebay) EUROITALIA
batch 724365 = year 2007

picture from Boge, Basenotes
batch 935207 = year 2009

(from Ebay) Versense, launched in 2009
batch 930958 = year 2009

EUROITALIA (since 2005)
7-digits batch starting with "10" = year 2010 

EUROITALIA, 7-digits batch
starting with "11" = year 2011

EUROITALIA
7-digits batch starting with "11" = year 2011