20 Francs

€424,758.00
IssuerBelgium
Year1869-1878
TypeStandard banknote
Value20 Francs (20 BEF)
CurrencyFranc (1832-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size137 × 88 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterNational Bank of Belgium Printing Works, Brussels, Belgium (1851-2020)
No. printed
Designer(s)Henri Hendrickx
Engraver(s)Adolphe-François Pannemaker, Albert Doms
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#53
Obverse descriptionBlue print. Allegorical woman and man standing at left and right (Helena and Paris). Number and text value in blue color.
Reverse descriptionBlue. Four allegorical children at left and right.
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Obverse letteringBANQUE NATIONALE Bruxelles, le 22 Juin 1878. VINGT FRANCS PAYABLE À VUE LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS.
(Translation: National Bank Brussels, June 22th., 1878. Twenty Francs Payable on sight The law punishes the counterfeitor forced labor.)
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Catalog ID7571311610
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