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1000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de Belgique |
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| Year | 1853 |
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| In circulation to | 1871 |
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| Obverse lettering | ROYALME DE BELGIQUE 1000 1000 BANQUE NATIONALE. LOI de 5 Mai 1850 IL SERA PAYÉ EN ESPÈCIES, À VUE, AU PORTEUR MILLE FRANCS 22 Aôut 1853. (Translation: Kingdom of Belgium National Bank Law of May 5, 1850 It will be paid in cash, on sight, to bearer One Thousand Francs August 22th., 1853.) |
| Reverse description | A mirror image of the obverse design printed in blue, with an overall guilloche underprint in light red providing the primary security background across the entire surface. |
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The Banque Nationale de Belgique was itself only founded in 1850, making this 1853 note among the earliest high-denomination issues the institution ever produced. Joseph-Pierre Braemt was the principal engraver at the Brussels Mint — his involvement here reflects the close institutional relationship between the Mint and the newly established bank during its formative years, when Belgium lacked a mature private bank-note printing trade and drew on whatever skilled engravers the state could supply.
At 1000 Francs, this was a note for wholesale merchants, notaries, and large commercial transactions — not everyday circulation. Survival rate is accordingly low; notes of this value were typically retired quickly once settled.