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5 Francs
| Issuer | City of Ghent (Stad Gent / Ville de Gand) |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Dutch-language face printed in dark blue-grey on a salmon-pink guilloche underprint repeating the text 'STADSBON VAN VIJF FRANK'. The heading 'STAD GENT' is set at the top centre, with the denomination 'VIJF FRANK' in bold white letters on a dark cartouche flanked by ornate acanthus scrollwork; the numeral '5' appears in large format at both left and right margins. A red oval official municipal stamp is applied to the lower centre, and three manuscript signatures of the municipal officers appear at the foot. The note is framed by a finely engraved border with rosette medallions at each corner. |
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| Obverse lettering | STAD GENT Te rekenen van 1 Januari 1916, zal er op zicht aan drager betaald worden de som van VIJF FRANK De Stad Gent, krachtens besluit van den Gemeenteraad dd. 9 November 1914, waarborgt de uitbetaling van dit biljet te rekenen van 1 Januari 1916. De Gemeente Secretaris De Burgemeester De Schepen van Financiën |
| Reverse description | French-language face printed in dark blue-grey on a salmon-pink guilloche underprint repeating the text 'COMMUNAL DE CINQ FRANCS'. The heading 'VILLE DE GAND' is set at the top centre alongside a printed serial number and the series designation 'Série T' in red. The denomination 'CINQ FRANCS' appears in bold white letters on a dark cartouche flanked by ornate scrollwork, with the numeral '5' at each lateral margin. A red circular official stamp of the City of Ghent is applied to the lower centre, and three manuscript signatures of the communal officers appear at the foot. The printer's imprint 'J. VERSCHUEREN – ANVERS-BRUXELLES' is set at the bottom margin. |
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