1000 Francs

Issuer	Banque Nationale de Belgique
Year	1851
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Value	1000 Francs (1000 BEF)
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Obverse description	Black letterpress print on pale paper with a red underprint. Allegorical vignettes frame the central text field: Minerva seated at left and Mercury at right, with a cherub at each corner; the Royal Arms of Belgium appear at bottom center within a laurel cartouche. Two circular ink stamps are visible at the lateral margins. The note is printed in mirror image, as the design reads correctly only when held to the light, a characteristic security feature of this early issue.
Obverse lettering	LOI DU 5 MAI 1850 1000 ROYALME DE BELGIQUE 1000 BANQUE NATIONALE A Vue il sera payé au Porteur MILLE FRANCS Bruxelles, le 2 Janvier 1851 (Translation: Law of May 5, 1850 Kingdom of Belgium National Bank At sight it will be paid to the bearer One Thousand Francs Brussels, January 2nd., 1851)
Reverse description	The reverse reproduces the obverse design in mirror image printed in red ink, serving as a security counter-print visible through the paper. The overall layout mirrors the allegorical figures, corner cherubs, and central text block of the face, creating a recto-verso superimposition effect when the note is held up to the light.
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