Silver sheathed Bi-2212 multifilamentary tapes with 19-55 cores were successfully developed through the continuous pressing followed by a partial melting process. The multifilamentary tapes showed J c 's of 1800 A/mm 2 (B tape face) and 1100 A/mm 2 (B tape) at 4.2 K and 23 T, showing a practical range of current carrying capacities. The maximumJ c , 4900 A/mm 2 (I c = 550 A), was observed for a 55-filament tape at 4.2 K and 0 T. A single pancake coil using 3.5 m long tape generated a maximum magnetic field of 1.9 T, showing a possibility for realizing over 5T-class coils.