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1000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de Belgique |
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| Year | 1944-1948 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of King Albert I in military uniform and helmet at left, within a guilloche border panel; at centre, a tall commemorative column with figurative sculpture at its base set within a landscaped plaza forms the central vignette. The denomination MILLE FRANCS is lettered in large serif type above the column, with the legend PAVABLES A VUE below; signature lines for LE TRESORIER and LE GOUVERNEUR appear at centre. Denomination numerals 1000 appear in the lower left and right corners, flanked by ornate scrollwork panels bearing the royal cypher. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Belgium's liberation in late 1944 triggered an immediate monetary crisis. The wartime occupation had left the country awash in inflated currency, and the government-in-exile returned with urgent plans to stabilize the franc. This 1000-franc note was part of that stabilization effort, issued under tight controls as Belgium attempted to distinguish legitimate holdings from currency accumulated through collaboration or black-market activity. The October 1944 currency exchange — which briefly froze accounts and forced registration of large holdings — gave notes of this denomination particular political sensitivity.
Three signature combinations appear across the series, reflecting successive changes in bank leadership between 1944 and 1948.