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20 Francs
Issuer | Belgium |
Year | 1851 |
Type | Standard 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) |
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Designer(s) | Léopold Wiener |
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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. |
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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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) |
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Catalog ID | 2208000750 |
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