Catalog
| Issuer | Belgium |
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| Year | 1851 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs (500 BEF) |
| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 150 × 100 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | National Bank of Belgium Printing Works, Brussels, Belgium (1851-2020) |
| Designer(s) | Léopold Wiener |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 1853 |
| Reference(s) | P#48 |
| Obverse description | Black print. Allegorical figures at left (Minerva) and at right (Mercury); cherubs at four corners; Royal Arms at bottom center. |
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| Obverse lettering |
LOI DU 5 MAI 1850 500 ROYALME DE BELGIQUE 500 BANQUE NATIONALE A Vue il sera payé au Porteur CINQ CENTS FRANCS Bruxelles, le 2 Janvier 1851 (Translation: Law of May 5, 1850 Kingdom of Belgium National Bank At sight it will be paid to the bearer Five Hundred Francs Brussels, January 2nd., 1851) |
| Reverse description | Mirrored obverse print. Angles in dark-blue print; two rounded stamps at sides (reed and black). |
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| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 7909873730 |
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