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100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de Belgique |
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| Year | 1919-1920 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette in intaglio presents a dynamic allegorical composition with a quadriga drawn by rearing horses, accompanied by figures of Ceres and Neptune, with a lion at centre. The issuer's name BANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE and the denomination CENT FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE appear in bold letterpress above the vignette, flanked by serial numbers at upper left and right. A warning legend against counterfeiting is inscribed in a cartouche at the lower centre, with the Gouverneur's manuscript signature below. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE / CENT FRANCS / PAYABLES A VUE / LA LOI PUNIT / LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCES / CONSTANT. MONTALD. ÉDOUARD. BIET SC. / GOUVERNEUR |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a wide allegorical vignette in olive-brown tones with two female figures in a pastoral landscape — one at left sowing seed and one at right harvesting — flanking the central denomination numeral 100 at top within a foliate frame. The Dutch-language inscriptions NATIONALE BANK VAN BELGIE, HONDERD FRANK, and BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT are arranged in the upper central field, with an anti-counterfeiting warning cartouche at lower centre. |
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