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100 Francs / 20 Belgas bicolor red and green
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de Belgique / Nationale Bank van Belgie |
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| Year | 1943 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Bicolour note printed in red-pink and olive-green, with a large central intaglio vignette of a reclining allegorical figure set before a circular guilloche medallion. To the left, an oval portrait of Queen Elisabeth faces right within a fine-line border inscribed ELISABETH, beneath the legend BANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE and the denomination 100 FRANCS; to the right, a corresponding oval portrait of King Albert I faces left, inscribed ALBERT, with the denomination VINGT BELGAS below. The date 01.02.43 appears at the bottom centre, flanked by the serial number and the engraver and designer credits G. MINGUET SC. and EMILE VLOORS. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE CENT FRANCS VINGT BELGAS ELISABETH ALBERT 100 FRANCS 20 BELGAS LE TRESORIER LE GOUVERNEUR PAYABLE A VUE LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCES G. MINGUET SC. EMILE VLOORS |
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Bradbury Wilkinson produced this note in occupied Europe's shadow — the Banque Nationale had relocated key operations and printing arrangements to Britain after the German invasion of May 1940, making London-area presses the practical alternative to compromised continental facilities. The bicolor red-green combination was a deliberate anti-counterfeiting measure; German forgers working in occupied territories had demonstrated considerable skill with single-color intaglio reproduction, and the two-color registration requirement raised the technical bar substantially.
Vloors designed and Minguet engraved for the same institution across multiple interwar series, so the collaboration here carries continuity from pre-war Belgian note production. Poortman's reverse work is the less-studied contribution.