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20 Francs - Baudouin I
| Issuer | Belgian Treasury (Trésorerie de Belgique) |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of King Baudouin I, fifth King of the Belgians (reigned 1951–1993), rendered in three-quarter view at center-right against a guilloche underprint. The bilingual title "ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE / KONINKRIJK BELGIE" and "TRESORERIE / THESAURIE" frame the vignette, with the denomination "VINGT FRANCS / TWINTIG FRANK" inscribed below. The engraver's and designer's credits — "H. DE CUYPER SC. L. DE DECKER DEL" — appear in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Atomium, the iconic steel structure erected for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair and now a landmark of the Belgian capital, set against a fine guilloche background. The denomination and issuing authority are repeated in Dutch in the surrounding text panels. Anti-counterfeiting text is carried in the lower margin. |
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| Protection description | Watermark portrait of King Baudouin I, visible when the note is held to light. |
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