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50 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de Belgique |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| In circulation to | 1867 |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print on green paper with an elaborate letterpress underprint in red. Allegorical vignettes of Minerva at left and Mercury at right flank the central text panel, with cherub cartouches occupying each corner; the Royal Arms of Belgium appear at bottom centre, accompanied by a high-relief embossed Bank seal at right. A red rounded cancellation stamp is present at left. |
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| Obverse lettering | LOI DU 5 MAI 1850 50 ROYALME DE BELGIQUE 50 BANQUE NATIONALE Payable à Vue CINQUANTE FRANCS Bruxelles, le 2 Janvier 1862 (Translation: Law of May 5, 1850 Kingdom of Belgium National Bank Payable on sight Fifty Francs Brussels, January 2nd., 1862) |
| Reverse description | A mirror-image offset impression of the obverse design printed in red, caused by the wet ink transferring to the facing sheet during production — a characteristic back-printing technique of this issue. The reversed legends and vignette outlines appear in red against the green paper. |
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