Catalog
100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de Belgique |
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| Year | 1869-1882 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print on white paper, with a seated male allegorical figure at left and a standing female figure at right holding a sceptre, forming flanking vignettes around a central text block. The text block carries the issuer name, place and date of issue, denomination in figures and words, and a legal warning against counterfeiting. The denomination value appears in blue at upper and lower margins. |
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| Reverse description | Blue intaglio print with two allegorical female figures flanking the central denomination panel: Security at left and Progress at right, each rendered as a classical vignette. The central text panel carries the denomination value in large numerals and lettering, framed by decorative borders. |
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The P#55 series spans over a decade of issue, a long run that reflects the relative monetary stability Belgium enjoyed before the pressures of the 1880s bimetallism debates began forcing institutional changes. Henri Hendrickx designed extensively for the Banque Nationale during this period, and Adolphe Ligny's intaglio work on this note is among the finer examples of mid-century Belgian engraving — Ligny trained in the French tradition and brought a precision to facial modeling that separates his output from contemporaries working in Brussels at the time.
Paper survival across the full 1869–1882 date range is uneven. Earlier dated examples are considerably scarcer.