Catalog
| Issuer | Belgium |
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| Year | 1851 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 Francs (20 BEF) |
| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 135 × 85 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | National Bank of Belgium Printing Works, Brussels, Belgium (1851-2020) |
| Designer(s) | Léopold Wiener |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 1870 |
| Reference(s) | P#41 |
| Obverse description | Black print. Allegorical figures at left (Ceres) and at right (Neptune); cherubs at upper center; Royal Arms at bottom center. |
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| Obverse lettering |
20 LOI DU 5 MAI 1850 20 BANQUE NATIONALE VINGT FRANCS Payable à Vue (Translation: Law of May 5, 1850 Twenty Francs Payable on sight) |
| Reverse description | Mirrored obverse print. Heads of Minerva and Mercury and cherubs in green print. Two rounded stamps (black and red). |
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| Signature(s) | |
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| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 2208000750 |
| Comments |
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