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| Issuer | Banque Nationale de Belgique |
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| Year | 1850 |
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| Value | 20 Francs (20 BEF) |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on white paper. Allegorical vignettes at left and right show Ceres and Neptune respectively, with cherubs arranged at upper centre; the Royal Arms of Belgium appear at bottom centre. The note is issued under the authority of the Law of 5 May 1850, as stated in the central inscription. |
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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 | A mirror-image impression of the obverse design printed in black, with an overprint of Minerva and Mercury heads and cherub vignettes rendered in green. Two rounded cancellation stamps are present, one in black and one in red. |
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