1000 Francs

The P#66 series ran for over two decades, accumulating at least five distinct signature combinations — an unusually high count that reflects the bank's turbulent administrative turnover during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Henri Hendrickx designed the plate, with engraving by Albert Doms, both working within the bank's own printing facility, making this a fully in-house production from conception to issue.

At 1000 Francs, these circulated at a denomination most Belgians rarely handled. Attrition rates on high-value notes of this period were low for wear but high for deliberate destruction once superseded — surviving examples across all signature varieties are considerably scarcer than the long print run might suggest.