50 Francs

Issuer Belgium
Year 1852
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 50 Francs (50 BEF)
Currency Franc (1832-2001)
Composition Paper
Size 145 × 85 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer National Bank of Belgium Printing Works, Brussels, Belgium (1851-2020)
Designer(s) Léopold Wiener
Engraver(s)
In circulation to 1862
Reference(s) P#44
Obverse description Black print. Allegorical figures at left (Minerva) and at right (Mercury); cherubs at four corners; Royal Arms at bottom center. Red rounded stamp at right.
Obverse lettering LOI DU 5 MAI 1850 50 ROYALME DE BELGIQUE 50 BANQUE NATIONALE Payable à Vue CINQUANTE FRANCS Bruxelles, le 1 Juin 1852
(Translation: Law of May 5, 1850 Kingdom of Belgium National Bank Payable on sight Fifty Francs Brussels, June 1st., 1852)
Reverse description Mirrored obverse print. Angles in blue print.
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Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 5764382620
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